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Pro Sports Have Never Had a Black Commissioner — and Many Doubt It'll Happen Soon
Experts and academics say leagues have a long way to go to improve representation in front offices, especially in the C-suite.
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NBA Has ‘No Plans' to Pause Season, Commissioner Tells ESPN
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says there are no plans to pause the season, even as numbers of players entering the league’s health and safety protocols related to the coronavirus continues to rise.
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NBA Projects $10 Billion in Revenue as Audiences Return After Covid, But TV Viewership Is a Big Question
The NBA celebrates it 75th anniversary with its 2021-22 season. League commissioner Adam Silver projects $10 billion in revenue.
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NBA Wants to Play the ‘Positive Role' and Help Defuse U.S.-China Tensions
The NBA’s business operations in China is worth more than $5 billion, and the league plans to continue showing its product despite a feud between the two global superpowers.
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NBA Creates Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Annual Social Justice Champion Award
As part of the award, NBA players will donate a combined $200,000 to social organizations of their choice.
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NBA Issues Second $3 Million in Grant Program for Black Communities to Create Jobs and Career Advancement
The NBA will distribute over $3 million in grants as part of its 10-year, $300 million commitment to help Black people.
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Supports New League That Pays High Schoolers $100,000
The NBA boss said the Overtime league is good for basketball and mentioned NBA would pay attention.
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NBA Tells Teams It Plans March 7 All-Star Game in Atlanta
The NBA has told its teams it expects to finalize plans in the coming week to have an All-Star Game in Atlanta
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More NBA Games Called Off as Contact Tracing Probes Continue
Contact tracing is the method of figuring out who may have possibly been exposed to a person who has tested positive for COVID-19.
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More NBA Games Off, as League Continues Struggles With Virus
Another three NBA games were postponed Friday, including one in Minnesota only a couple hours before game time, as the league’s struggle with increasing coronavirus numbers continued
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Adam Silver Has to Get the NBA Through One More Covid-Shortened Season, But the League Could Take Off After That
The NBA is more diverse with competing teams and stars are spread out. The remaining task is managing a season where the Covid pandemic is raging.
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Wolves Select Edwards With No. 1 Pick in Delayed NBA Draft
The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Georgia freshman guard Anthony Edwards with the No. 1 pick in the delayed NBA draft
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NBA, Players Sign Off on Final Terms for Restarted Season
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have finalized terms of the deal that will allow the league to restart the season at the Disney World campus near Orlando, Florida next month.
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NBA Lays Out Its Vision for Disney Restart to Teams, Players
Here’s some of what awaits NBA players going to Disney next month: game rooms, golf course access, cabanas with misters to combat the heat, fishing areas, bowling, backstage tours and salon services.
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Analysis: The NBA Seems on the Cusp of a Comeback Plan
Something is finally clear in the uncertain NBA.
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NBA Players to Receive 25% Less in Paychecks Starting May 15
NBA players will see 25% of their paychecks taken out starting May 15
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NBA Fines Mark Cuban Another $500,000 for Complaining About Officiating
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is facing a $500,000 fine by the NBA for “public criticism and detrimental conduct regarding NBA officiating,” following comments he made after a game on Feb. 22.
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Silver: NBA, USA Basketball Still May Play in China in 2020
The NBA and USA Basketball are still considering playing in China later this year, though the complexities of both the political rift caused by a tweet last fall and the ongoing health concerns in the world’s most populous country are making those plans seem decidedly uncertain
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NBA Says Chinese Wanted Morey's Firing Over Hong Kong Tweet; China Denies Claim
The rift between the NBA and China appeared to widen again Friday, as the fallout over Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s tweet in support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong continued. A day after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Chinese officials wanted Morey fired, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry told reporters that no such demand was made by...
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LeBron James Speaks, Says Rockets' Morey ‘Wasn't Educated' on China Tweet
LeBron James believes Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey “was either misinformed or not really educated on the situation” regarding the potential consequences of his actions when he tweeted in support of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests.