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…basketball’s hypocrisy extends beyond the NBA and into the college ranks. The NBA, though, makes billions on discrimination. While a league source has said the NBA wants “everyone to be…

…David Berri of Forbes to argue that because WNBA salaries make up less than a quarter of league revenue, as opposed to the NBA’s 50 percent split, the WNBA is…

The NBA has received deserved criticism for caving to the demands of the Chinese government to preserve their business relationship. Much of that criticism has focused on the NBA’s perceived…

…bridge too far for the communist regime of China. Marketing deals, broadcasting agreements, and other forms of support for the NBA were all immediately in jeopardy. https://twitter.com/PoliticoRyan/status/1181526860401917959?s=19 The NBA Caves…

…that the vaccine is of utmost importance to normal life post-COVID. So when NBA season falls on its face, the NBA can’t blame the unvaccinated — it can blame itself….

…that alone, the NBA lost $200 million, as China provides nearly 500 million fans. The league even owns a branch called “NBA China” to breed local basketball players. After an…

…the NBA actively avoids acknowledging China’s grave, murderous errors. At the same time, the NBA proudly endorses rhetoric and actions criticizing the U.S. In 2020, several WNBA players stormed off…

…States where some states and localities restrict access to bathrooms and locker rooms on the basis of biological sex. In China, the NBA is thrilled to bring their teams and…

…the NBA Wednesday afternoon about his predecessor and his incomparable legacy. In it, he concluded, “Because of David, the NBA is a truly global brand – making him not only…

…disavowed her. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert told ABC News, “Kelly’s views are not consistent with those of the WNBA and its players.” The players’ union called for Loeffler to relinquish…

…long after that it and the NBPA had established the NBA Foundation, an organization aimed at “economically empowering black communities, primarily through education and youth employment.” Every NBA team committed…

…recent game, it should be obvious what the NBA reaction would be: Nothing. Absolutely nothing. https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1296990679000928257?s=20 Well, almost nothing. According to Sports Illustrated, the NBA “addressed the incident with Harrell,”…

…be played in China. Last week, China began airing the NBA finals games, the first games broadcast in over a year, citing “good will continuously expressed by the NBA.” Kelly…

…Americans. https://twitter.com/warriors/status/1298797400484507648?s=20 https://twitter.com/trailblazers/status/1298787706596712455?s=20 https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/1298782302936408064?s=20 https://twitter.com/Vivek/status/1298766586241638402?s=20 https://twitter.com/nyknicks/status/1298765686211325953?s=20 https://twitter.com/Raptors/status/1298756536823697408?s=20 https://twitter.com/NBA_Coaches/status/1298776346739585030?s=20 Will The NBA Drop The Ball? An emergency NBA Board of Governors meeting is scheduled for Thursday morning concerning Wednesday’s events. There,…

The NBA has gotten a bad rap over the years, perhaps for good reason. The complaints echoed are typically along the lines of, “It’s a money-driven league, filled with large…

Earlier today, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced sanctions against Clippers owner Donald Sterling. These sanctions came down after an audio recording came to light with Sterling making racist comments in…

…storylines to know about going into the 2015-2016 NBA season. 1. Western Dominance I didn’t think the quality disparity separating the NBA’s Eastern and Western conferences could get any wider…

…in China,” said the NBA. “We have great respect for the history and culture of China and hope that sports and the NBA can be used as a unifying force…

…in NBA history. The Warriors scored the final 11 points in the closing minutes of sensational game three of the NBA finals, 118-113, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland to…

…its general manager, Daryl Morey. Assuming the NBA team had sided with Morey over Chinese communists, I congratulated @HoustonRockets and the league for standing by one of its own. I…

…state-run media ends their boycott of NBA broadcasts. They also ask the NBA to reevaluate their training camp in Xinjiang, the city where millions of Muslims are held in concentration…

…sport activist statements on their jerseys. Today, however, it became clear the NBA doesn’t love all protests equally. As first pointed out by Twitter users, the NBA store is blocking…

…The NBA appears to have memoryholed the October incident wherein Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tried to offer his support for the then-ongoing Hong Kong protests. The NBA swiftly…

…Casey—last year’s NBA Coach of the Year—replacing him with Nick Nurse, a relative unknown in his first job coaching an NBA team. He followed that move up by trading All-Star…

…the NBA and China, an NBA spokesperson cut off her line of questioning. “The NBA has always been a league that prides itself on its players and coaches being able…

One of the most remarkable twists in the pandemic is that a handful of NBA players have emerged as the most cogent and principled defenders of liberty, common sense, and…

In an almost prophetic moment last month in DC, the executive director of the NBA Players Association (the NBPA) alleged that if the Cleveland Cavaliers or Golden State Warriors won…

…nostalgia and to check out rising star Luka Doncic. What unfolded at Capitol One Arena would have confused any new NBA fan. The crowd went absolutely wild for Nowitzki, a…

…by Chinese officials to protest statements made by foreigners. (The NBA used similar language this week in a statement posted to the NBA’s Chinese-language account on Weibo that markedly differed…

…Energy Arena,” located in Oklahoma City, the NBA said in a statement as President Donald Trump wrapped up his primetime address to the nation. “The NBA is suspending game play…

…Using the NBA as an example, Strauss and Domenech break down the “taboo” of acknowledging the cultural effects of incidents like the NBA’s conflict with China and recent Black Lives…

The National Basketball Association has plans to pull back from publicly pushing its racial justice agenda. In a recent interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols on “NBA Countdown,” NBA Commissioner Adam…

I used to be an NBA fan — a Philadelphia 76ers fan, to be exact. Before the league was a political breeding ground for basketball players who had classmates do…

…narcissistic NBA players (see: LeBron James) Giannis Antetokounmpo is refreshingly likable, grounded, and humble. The NBA and other sports venues would do well to celebrate athletes like him and promote…

This year’s NBA finals is actually a rematch from last year: the Cleveland Cavaliers, representing the Eastern Conference, against the Golden State Warriors, who are representing the West. The game’s…

While watching Game One of the NBA Finals Thursday night, it struck me that American politics have become a professional sports league. And that’s a bad thing. The parallels are…