Tag: NBA

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks during a welcome reception for the NBA Japan Games 2019 between the Toronto Raptors and the Houston Rockets in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

Stand for freedom, boycott the NBA

Philip Klein · October 7, 2019 2:31 pm

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey discusses the direction of the team Tuesday, April 19, 2011, in Houston after the decision to part ways with NBA basketball head coach Rick Adelman.

NBA under fire for Hong Kong protest tweet

Caitlin Yilek · October 7, 2019 12:50 pm

Magazine - Lead Stories

One of these sports is not like the others

Mary Chastain · July 5, 2019 9:00 pm

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks during the NBA All-Star festivities, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, in Charlotte, N.C. The 68th All-Star game will be played Sunday.

Beltway Confidential

Political correctness gone mad: NBA ditches the term ‘owner’

Tom Joyce · June 24, 2019 5:43 pm

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks during a welcome reception for the NBA Japan Games 2019 between the Toronto Raptors and the Houston Rockets in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019.

NBA commissioner says league has ‘moved away’ from the term ‘owner’

Julio Rosas · June 24, 2019 2:32 pm

Golden State Warrior Draymond Green (23) walks to the sideline past head coach Steve Kerr, right, during the first half of Game 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series, Friday, May 10, 2019, in Houston.

Some NBA teams scrap term ‘owner’ over racial insensitivity

Dominick Mastrangelo · June 3, 2019 6:55 pm

Magazine - Lead Stories

Shaq, Chuck, Ernie, and Kenny: An appreciation

Mark Naida · May 31, 2019 4:00 am

Lamar Odom arrives at the Kids' Choice Awards at The Forum on Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Inglewood, Calif.

Lamar Odom used fake penis to pass Olympic drug test

Caitlin Yilek · May 19, 2019 1:41 pm

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban stands on the court in the first half an NBA basketball game between the Mavericks and the Memphis Grizzlies Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn.

Mark Cuban on 2020 run: ‘We’ll see what happens’

Zach Halaschak · May 15, 2019 4:16 pm

The logos for the NBA and the MLB are shown.

Beltway Confidential

NBA and MLB go all-in with gambling money grab

Peter Klensch · May 14, 2019 4:00 am

Magazine - Life & Arts

The future of basketball

Mark Naida · May 10, 2019 12:00 am

In this March 19, 2019, photo, Zack Shelton, of Swish Analytics explains how to place a bet at the Skyloft Predictive Gaming Lounge inside the Golden 1 Center, home of the NBA's Sacramento Kings, in Sacramento, Calif.

States race to legalize sports betting after Supreme Court ends ban

Melissa Quinn · May 9, 2019 4:01 am