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+"""
+Fetches data for use in other modules.
+"""
+import json
+from nba_api.live.nba.endpoints import scoreboard
+from nba_api.stats.endpoints import leaguestandings
+
+def fetch_data() -> tuple:
+	"""
+	Fetches live NBA scoreboard data and standings from the NBA API.
+
+	Returns:
+		games (dict): JSON parsed games data.
+		standings (dict): JSON parsed team standings data.
+	"""
+	# Get today's scoreboard data
+	games_endpoint = scoreboard.ScoreBoard()
+	games_json = games_endpoint.get_json()
+
+	# Get league standings
+	standings_endpoint = leaguestandings.LeagueStandings()
+	standings_json = standings_endpoint.get_json()
+
+	# Parse the JSON strings into Python dictionaries
+	games = json.loads(games_json)
+	standings = json.loads(standings_json)
+
+	return games, standings
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