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Sports world looks to NBA to take the lead in return to normalcy amid COVID-19 pandemic

March 29, 2020 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The wake-up call came on March 11. That’s when the NBA made the unprecedented move of suspending the season due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league had been in talks for days on how to work out the logistics of playing in empty arenas. But when Utah Jazz … [Read more…]

Posted in: NBA, Uncategorized Tagged: Adam Silver, coronavirus, Mark Cuban, NBA suspended, pandemic

Isaiah Austin’s big NBA draft moment

June 26, 2014 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Adam Silver has only been NBA commissioner five months but he has already delivered two landmark moments. First, Silver dropped the hammer on Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling by banishing him from the league after it was found that he made racist remarks. Second, Silver and the NBA made an incredible touching gesture Thursday … [Read more…]

Posted in: College Basketball, General, NBA Tagged: Adam Silver, Isaiah Austin, NBA Draft

NBA bans Clippers owner Donald Sterling

April 29, 2014 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Adam Silver’s first major decision as NBA commissioner was swift, forceful and warranted. Silver announced Tuesday that the league is banning Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling from the NBA for racially charged remarks he made during an argument with his alleged mistress. Sterling is also fined $2.5 million, the maximum allowed by the league, … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Adam Silver, Clippers, doc rivers, Donald Sterling, V. Stiviano

Commissioner Stern to step down in 2014

October 25, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

NBA Commissioner David Stern will retire on Feb. 1, 2014, 30 years after he took charge of the league. He will be replaced by Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver. The announcement came at an NBA Board of Governors meeting Thursday. Stern told owners during their two days of meetings of his plans, and the board unanimously … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Adam Silver, david stern, NBA commissioner

NBA PLAYERS SLAP SUIT ON OWNERS

November 15, 2011 by Joel Huerto 2 Comments

Commissioner David Stern and his band of greedy NBA owners had been basking in the glow of their complete annihilation of the players on the negotiating table. The owners wanted a higher luxury tax on teams that go over the salary cap threshold, they got it. The owners wanted to reduce the years on guaranteed … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Adam Silver, Billy Hunter, david stern, Derek Fisher, NBA lockout

FISHER NOT ALONE IN NBA LABOR FIGHT

November 2, 2011 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

By now most of you have read Jason Whitlock’s column on Fox Sports about the relationship between Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher, the National Basketball Players Association president, and NBA commissioner David Stern. That was followed with another Whitlock column about a rift between Fisher and union executive director Billy Hunter. According to Whitlock, … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Adam Silver, Billy Hunter, David Aldridge, david stern, Derek Fisher, Jason Whitlock, NBA lockout

2011 LOCKOUT SEQUEL TO ’98 LABOR STRIFE

October 13, 2011 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Back in 1998, the NBA suffered a huge financial setback and public relations black eye when the league wiped 32 regular-season games and the best it could do was put together a 50-game schedule that started in January. Union executive director Billy Hunter was asked who won or lost in the collective bargaining war and … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Adam Silver, Billy Hunter, Charles Barkley, david stern, Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, NBA lockout, Rashard Lewis, reggie miller, Russ Granik

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