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David Stern elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo credit NBA  by Rodney Fisher  Finalists were announced today as the 63rd Annual NBA All-Star festivities kicked off in New Orleans. Among several worthy names, now ex-NBA chairman David Stern was elected to be enshrined at the August 8th ceremony. 

NBA moves to new Finals format. Photo credit NBA  by J.T. of Front Office News Welp during the finals I wrote a piece talking about the 2-3-2 format being a disadvantage for the teams with home court advantage. It almost came to a head game 6 when the Heat were down 3-2 on the brink of the defeat at home in Game 6. Who knows if they are in that position if the format is the same as it has been all playoffs?

While most of the questions addressed to NBA commissioner David Stern pertained to the Kings move to the Seattle, but he did address HGH and new testing.

As a Dallas Maverick fan, I have to wonder why teams like L.A., Miami, New York, and even Brooklyn can acquire the players that they have under the new collective bargaining agreement, yet a team that has operated well above the salary cap since Mark Cuban took over can not. Those teams have made a decision to operate in the red and a NBA championship is worth it. The new agreement was supposed to level the playing field by requiring a much higher luxury tax for teams over the salary cap. What has happened is the plane between contender and non-contender has grown exponentially. At the start of the 2012-13 season, the number of teams with a legitimate chance of winning it all is few and far between. Struggling franchises are finding it hard to attract top free agents and additional revenue streams to compensate for increasing their payroll. The original thought that low salary cap teams will be the go-to destination if a superstar wants to make big money was totally wrong. Lebron i...

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Wow! Explosive audio exchange between Jim Rome and NBA commissioner David Stern when Rome questioned if this year's lottery was fixed for the NBA owned Hornets...

Wow. So Chris Paul can go to LA as long as he does not become a Laker? Something smells... ESPN Report Y! Sports Report

Basketball fans are pleased overall with the return of the NBA, but not all NBA fans. Since 1980 there has been only 9 franchises that have won NBA championships. That's 9 different franchises in 30+ years! Part of the hard line stance the owners maintained was an honest effort to create a true competitive balance across the league. Was this accomplished? No. Sure they may increase the level of spending a franchise must commit to and increase the luxury tax for those that over-indulge, but nothing that prevents the "rich to get richer".  Nothing was done that would prevent Dwight Howard from leaving Orlando to join Kobe in LA or teaming with Chris Paul to make their own team. Nothing was done that would prevent any future player to do a "Carmelo" and basically hold their team hostage for a trade while the season is in full swing. Nothing was done for Timberwolves, Kings, Bucks, and Bobcats fans to make them feel like their team as a decent chance of winning a ...

NBAPA decides to reject proposal from the NBA owners and David Stern. They have decided to move towards de-certifing the union and litigation. This will cost hundreds of millions of dollars and could take years in and out of court to settle. Guess we need to learn the game of hockey... Your fan perspective... (Leave comments below)

Today is the day... All of the 30 player reps, along with players including Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony, will meet today in New York to discuss the new league proposal. If accepted the season would start December 15th with a headline night game between the Mavericks and Lakers. Let's keep our fingers crossed! Do you think the NBA season is done?

Stern took the time to shoot blame at "greedy" agents who stand to lose money of new deal is accepted Monday by the NBAPA. He found it convenient not to blame the NBA for over expansion Click here for the full story

David Stern and Adam Silver give the union a new deal to deliberate that would start the season on December 15th and would consist of 72 games. David Stern said, "many teams don't like this offer". He also admitted that many players will not like the offer either. Reports are saying that the minimum salary cap will be raised and the new mid-level exception would be $2.5 million not $5 million. They do not anticipate anything to be done until Monday when the player reps get together again. Click here for David Stern and Adam Silver press conference Billy Hunter and Derek Fisher have responded... Click here for Billy Hunter and Derek Fisher press conference

There are several reports that the NBAPA and NBA owners are back at the negotiating table today in an effort to get something done before the 5pm EST "hard" deadline. There has been a lot made about the BRI split being the big issue, but it is not. It is the system itself. Click here for the full story