Takeaways from a wild first weekend of NBA playoffs
The NBA playoffs lived up to the hype through the opening weekend, with some great duels, some upsets, and just as everyone expected a Rui Hachimura explosion.
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NBA sets total attendance, average attendance, sellout records
The NBA established records for total attendance, average attendance, percentage of capacity and sellouts this season, the league announced in a news release on Monday.
NBA, players union agree on new seven-year CBA
Labor peace will continue in the NBA through the rest of this decade.
NBA, NBPA agree on new 7-year collective bargaining agreement
The NBA and National Basketball Players Association have reached agreement on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement, promising labor peace through the rest of the decade, sources told ESPN early Saturday morning.
Silver hopeful new CBA agreed to by Friday at midnight deadline
The sides have pushed the deadline back twice, but no more: Friday night at midnight the NBA (on behalf of the owners) and the league’s players’ union will have agreed to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), or either side can opt-out and trigger the first steps toward a summer lockout.
Kings end playoff drought, Mavs’ woes deepen
LOS ANGELES: The Sacramento Kings ended their record-breaking 17-year NBA playoff drought on Wednesday as the Dallas Mavericks’ chances of reaching the postseason suffered a blow with a crucial loss to Philadelphia.
Algiers the standout among the best of UAE’s horseracing season
All too soon, we’ve reached the pointy end of the UAE season. It’s far from over, as a three-way battle for the Trainers’ Championship will be played out over the final three meetings, but the big stuff is done. So, time for my unofficial end-of-season awards.
Silver hopeful of new NBA-union deal ahead of Friday deadline
NEW YORK: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says he is hopeful of reaching a new collective bargaining agreement with the players’ union by a Friday deadline after progress in ongoing talks.