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After breaking his record for most triple-doubles in a season, Oscar Robertson will have the opportunity to watch Thunder guard Russell Westbrook play live. The Big O is reportedly flying to Oklahoma City on Wednesday, and will be part of the home crowd inside Chesapeake Energy Arena to watch their team play their regular season finale […]

The NBA has projected a $101 million salary cap for teams around the league next season, number which has actually dropped by $2 million from the last projection made back in October, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. Said projection would raise the tax level to $121 million as a result, per Wojnarowski. This season’s salary cap was […]

The NBA has made a change on how their season award winners will be selected. Unlike in previous years, the league will not allow team-employed media members to cast a vote. This is to avoid them from having conflicts of interest and voting for players of their respective teams, who are essentially their co-workers. Hey, […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant didn’t hesitate to voice his opinion on the NBA’s rest issue. In weeks prior, commissioner Adam Silver asked teams in a memo to be conscious of resting their players, urging owners to get more involved in their teams’ roster management. Durant said the league’s distaste for resting players only applies […]

While the NBA has been a predominantly male-dominated sport, the role of women in coaching is one the league has been slowly tapping into the last few years. Commissioner Adam Silver‘s intent is to have a female head coach “sooner, rather than later,” according to a report by ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk. “There definitely will,” Silver said […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is no stranger to the rest issue burning a hole in advertisers’ pockets. The trend started in 2012, when Popovich saw the need to rest the likes of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, as they were playing nearly 90 games or more per season between regular season […]

After ESPN blasted the NBA for allowing its teams to rest their stars, especially during nationally-televised games, the league office acted immediately by sending a memo to all 30 teams. The memo was indeed controversial in nature as the tone was drastic and sounded aggressive. However, it is hard to imagine teams will strictly follow the orders […]

Russell Westbrook is the latest of MVP candidates to chime in on resting players during national broadcasts after former teammate James Harden did so on Monday. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard claimed that it’s all about the competition for him, and he won’t get that by resting. Marquee players like LeBron James and Dwyane Wade […]

After back-and-forth dialogue between NBA franchises, coaches, players, and the league, the argument of periodic rest being a scientific proven factor that can lengthen the longevity of players’ careers has become a staple in every discussion. So much so that Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr would be willing to take a pay cut […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, the innovator behind the periodic rest of veteran and star players will not stop his proven roster management tactics despite commissioner Adam Silver‘s memo, addressing the business/contractual end of the NBA. Silver implored owners to become more involved in everyday roster decisions, especially when it comes down to games […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers recently resting LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love in a marquee game on national television on March 18, the topic of rest has once again become a hot button issue in the NBA. Teams rest their players to maintain their health throughout the lengthy 82-game season and the playoffs, which […]

One of the changes the NBA made this year on how All-Star starters will be selected is not making the fan votes be the only basis for it. Instead of the fans having the full say on who starts in each conference, media and player votes will account for 25 percent each and then will be […]

The NBA is planning to have a special kind of game pass for their fans in the future. According to commissioner Adam Silver, the league is looking into offering packages where fans can enjoy the last five minutes of exciting games live through NBA League Pass. The idea came up after identifying the changes in their […]

In the midst of the outrage from players, coaches, and referees —all who find the league’s last two-minute report distasteful and more of a finger-pointing tactic than a problem-solving norm — the league’s Vice President of Basketball Operations Kiki Vandeweghe says the L2M reports are here to stay. Vandeweghe told ESPN’s Zach Lowe that they will also […]

George Karl‘s book, Furious George, is continuing to make a lot of headlines with his controversial remarks and revelations. The latest that has gone public is admitting that that there’s one team owner who called his head coach during games and asked to continue losing to improve the franchise’s draft position. “Don’t believe it when […]

Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr is the latest to speak on his discontent with the NBA’s last two-minute report policy. On the surface, it would make sense that coaches would lend support to the use of the reports since head coaches argue calls all of the time. Kerr doesn’t see it that way and spoke […]

After the official results of the U.S. Presidential elections last month, the country was left divided with their allegiance to both candidates. Protests were a-plenty, with the topic one of the most talked about cases for months. Celebrities and NBA players voiced their opinions, however the league office has remained silent on the public comments […]

The newly ratified seven-year CBA agreement is more than just player salaries and a huge pot for the revenue split. It’s also about giving players an opportunity to have their claims heard. This new CBA that starts off next season will allow players to call a hotline and complain about the officiating: “Players will be […]

The NBA’s season schedule is definitely a tough grind for its players, coaches and staff as the amount of games played on a 158-day window goes to show how tightly compressed it really is. This season, the league adjusted it and added seven more days to somehow lessen the challenging stretches including having four games […]

After a 2016 offseason that saw lucrative contracts go to players like Bradley Beal ($128 million), DeMar DeRozan ($139 million), and a per year NBA-record for Mike Conley Jr. ($153 million) who is earning more than $30 million per year — the contracts are about to be blown out of this stratosphere. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver […]

The recently concluded election brought a wave of emotion in its aftermath as different personalities and individuals made their case known to everyone either through protests or public announcements. In the NBA, a number of players and coaches have spoken their mind on Donald Trump’s presidential win, and the league recognizes that their words do […]

Despite the continuous positive meetings between team owners, the NBPA, and the NBA, a new Collective Bargaining Agreement has yet to be reached. But even with some delay, Commissioner Adam Silver gave an update on where their talks have brought them so far. Adam Silver on ESPN radio this morning, when asked about reports of CBA agreement: "Reports […]

The 2016-2017 season will begin on Tuesday, October 25th, and with it comes an awareness campaign about social changes that need to take place in the United States. With this, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver hopes to see all players stand for the American national anthem out of appropriate behavior, via ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk. I don’t know if the […]

The NBA together with the NBPA met on Thursday and got close to a deal for the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Both sides also discussed some of its more controversial inclusions. One of them is the much-talked about “one-and-done rule” where players out of high school need to complete at least a year in college before being allowed […]

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver still wants the All Star game to be held in Charlotte, and considers it a high priority, if there is a resolution to the HB2 bill, per a report from The Charlotte Observer. League officials moved the 2017 All Star game from Charlotte because of the bill as they felt it […]

The NBA announced a new deal with Sportradar and Second Spectrum on Thursday to expand the distribution of its player tracking and stats, per NBA.com. Sportradar, headquartered in Minneapolis, will distribute statistical data globally, and spread real-time data to betting houses. Sportvu has been replaced by Second Spectrum for player tracking information and will install cameras […]

The NBA is planning to open several global basketball academies in order to strengthen the talent pool and improve the versatility of players from over the world, according to Adrian Wojnarowski and Jonathan Givony of The Vertical. NBA Vice President of International Basketball Operations, Brooks Meeks, told The Vertical the league is figuring out contracts and locations […]

Adam Silver may have gone too far when he said he would “vow to fix the system” after the 73-win Golden State Warriors signed Kevin Durant this summer. At least Jerry West thinks so. West, now an executive board member for the Warriors, didn’t like Silver’s comments regarding the situation. Via CBS Sports: “It’s sour […]

There has been a long standing debate on the age limit set by the NBA, and the effectiveness of why it was instituted in the first place. The age limit prevents players from joining the NBA until the age of 19. To work around this, players usually play in college for one year, before declaring for […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver doesn’t expect a lockout to come to fruition in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations. The December 15th deadline will mark the day the players’ association will choose to exercise its opt-out clause, which will make the current agreement null by season’s end. The commissioner doesn’t however anticipate the next round of negotiations […]

NBA players are happier than ever after a summer filled with hefty contracts being signed. But after the 2016-17 season, both the NBA Players Association and the NBA have the option to end the 10-year collective bargaining deal it signed back in 2011. With this in mind, both sides are now at work to negotiate […]

The NBA has certainly become quite the financial playground for superstars in the league. Players like LeBron James and Kevin Durant clearly boast the skills to be franchise players, yet they insist on creating flexible yet lucrative short term deals with teams. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has expressed his concern with these types of moves, giving plenty […]

One of the NBA’s most popular figures and former commissioner for three decades, David Stern recently spoke about how unsurprised he was with Michael Jordan deciding to donate $2 million for community-police relations and taking a public stand about recent violence. Stern lauded MJ’s gesture especially because the great one wasn’t known for speaking about social […]

The huge increase in salary cap this offseason due to the new $24 billion television rights deal means that there may be some dissatisfaction with the collective bargaining agreement signed in 2011. This could potentially lead to a lockout, which could severely hamstring a surging NBA. It seems the league and the players’ union are keen […]

The decision to move the NBA All-Star game out of Charlotte came from the top. Even though the location of the All-Star Game affects the entire league and all its teams, commissioner Adam Silver and the league office were the ones to make the decision to move the game to New Orleans. The owners did […]

There are mixed feelings within the Charlotte Hornets organization today. After an exhaustive effort from the Hornets to keep the 2017 All-Star game in the Queen City, the NBA announced today that the ASG and the festivities around it will be moved to another city. The change was prompted by North Carolina’s discriminatory HB2 bill. […]

The NBA and Twitter announced a partnership on Tuesday that will bring new exclusive original live programming to Twitter. The free content will bring more expansion of videos to Twitter, Vine and Periscope starting next season. Commissioner Adam Silver released a statement regarding the new partnership: We’re excited about bringing live content to Twitter, which has proven to […]

It seems like everybody has an opinion on Kevin Durant‘s decision to play for the Golden State Warriors. J.J. Redick thinks everybody needs to relax, Stephen A. Smith maintains that Durant made the weak decision, and Adam Silver has stated that he doesn’t believe it’s beneficial for the league. Out of all of the comments […]

The NBA has finally done it. Finally, the Hack-a-Shaq strategy has been done away with… sort of. After the league promised to look into ways to stop teams from exploiting a rule that punishes poor free throw shooting players, a solution has been brought forth. The NBA board of governors have come to a few rule […]