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Silver says NBA plans to keep next All-Star Game in Utah

Silver says NBA plans to keep next All-Star Game in Utah

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA plans to keep its next All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, despite its opposition to Utah’s ban on transgender youth athletes playing on girls teams. The Utah Jazz are set to host the event next February but there was speculation the league could take […]

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Salary reductions for top NBA execs

Salary reductions for top NBA execs

Top NBA executives are having their base salaries reduced by 20% for the foreseeable future, a person with knowledge of the details said. The reductions affect the roughly 100 highest-earning executives, as the NBA joins the NHL and NASCAR in cutting salaries while competitions are on hold because of the […]

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NBA’s Adam Silver seeking answers, which are in short supply

NBA’s Adam Silver seeking answers, which are in short supply

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver finds himself almost constantly looking at financial numbers and projections. And like the rest of a world that is dealing with the seismic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, he still isn’t sure how bad things will get. Silver said Saturday the league is considering all options […]

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Silver says NBA will consider many ideas if play can resume

Silver says NBA will consider many ideas if play can resume

The NBA is considering an idea where some players would be quarantined or isolated for purposes of being able to compete against one another and provide basketball fans with some sort of diversion from the coronavirus pandemic. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver revealed that notion as one of several items under […]

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NBA says virus hiatus will likely last “at least” a month

NBA says virus hiatus will likely last “at least” a month

MIAMI (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday that the league’s hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic will likely last at least a month, or roughly what would have been the remainder of an uninterrupted regular season. It was Silver’s first public comments since the league suspended play Wednesday […]

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