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Knicks' Dolan condemns racism in follow-up note
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Wednesday, 03 June 2020 05:52
NEW YORK -- Less than 24 hours after sending an email to employees stating that the Madison Square Garden Co. is "not more qualified than anyone else to offer our opinion on social matters," Knicks owner James Dolan emphasized in a follow-up memo to staff that the company condemns "racism against anyone.""Yesterday, I made a sincere attempt to provide my…
Sources: Top NBA seeds mull playoff advantages
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Wednesday, 03 June 2020 05:52
Just days away from Thursday's vote of the NBA board of governors to approve a plan to restart the season with 22 teams in Orlando, Florida, several of the franchises considered to be title favorites are internally discussing how to retain some semblance of the home-court advantage they fought to earn through 60-plus games in the regular season.No plan has…
'The virus brought us closer': How international NBA players have stayed connected to home
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Wednesday, 03 June 2020 04:45
THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION knew it needed to step in and help.As the NBA has become more international in recent decades, its ranks have grown in kind. About a quarter of players on opening night rosters -- 108 of 450 -- hail from 38 countries and territories other than the United States. Many of those countries, such as Spain…
Fertitta: Protests are 'what makes America great'
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Tuesday, 02 June 2020 16:58
Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta told CNBC in an interview Tuesday that he "loves" the protests happening in cities across the United States and that he encourages all his employees to speak up about issues like racial injustice.Fertitta also said he was disappointed that his team "got in trouble" earlier this year for a tweet general manager Daryl Morey made…
Sources: Proposed end-of-Finals date is Oct. 12
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Tuesday, 02 June 2020 16:58
As the NBA models a 22-team format for the season's proposed resumption beginning July 31 in Orlando, a timeline shared with teams as a last possible date for a Finals Game 7 lands on Oct. 12, sources told ESPN.Commissioner Adam Silver is expected to have a proposal to take to a vote of the NBA's Board of Governors on Thursday,…
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