We are excited to welcome two fresh faces to the HallPass Media team! Tucker Corrigan is a recent Goucher College graduate who has worked with us at the NBA Summer League the last 2 years. The Business Management major has assisted with in-arena operations and transportation at Summer League. Tucker is a former Division III lacrosse [...]
As August comes to an end, we’d like to reflect back at how we closed out the Summer with adidas Grassroots Basketball events: adidas Gauntlet Finale (July 12-15), adidas Summer Championships (July 18-22) and adidas All-American Camp (July 22-24). ADIDAS GAUNTLET FINALE In the midst of the NBA Summer League, we had a team [...]
As the NBA Summer League continues to grow, so do the people we work with. Over the years the VSL has cultivated a very special group of individuals we like to call our “family” and it only gets bigger each year. We are very proud to shine some light on those who we've had the pleasure of working [...]
SOURCE: Las Vegas Sun, Mike Grimala The idea of Las Vegas as home to an NBA franchise has swirled on and off, with varying degrees of intensity, for more than a decade. It rose up in February 2007 when the city hosted the league’s all-star game (making it the first city without its own franchise [...]
Candace Buckner of The Washington Post wrote an article highlighting NBA Summer League's impact on Vegas in the summer, how the event has grown to expand to all 30 NBA Teams, and Warren LeGarie's path to running the event of the Summer in Las Vegas. Special thanks to Candace Buckner on this special feature. [...]
SOURCE: ESPN, Mark Friedell LAS VEGAS -- There's no official start or end time, but the apex doesn't reach fevered heights until well into the day. The boundaries are ill-defined, but it consists of the approximately 700 square feet of concrete behind the baseline all the way to the players tunnel. And it doesn't have [...]
Each year the NBA Summer League creates countless opportunities for more than just the athletes who compete in it. Our VSL “family” has now grown into a tight-knit army over the years, with influence all over the sports industry. We are very proud to spotlight our alumni around the NBA and other professional sports, and [...]
NEW YORK -- The matchup between the potential top two picks in NBA Draft 2018 presented by State Farm highlights the 12-day, 82-game schedule for MGM Resorts NBA Summer League 2018 in Las Vegas. For the first time, every Summer League game will air live on television, with ESPN networks and NBA TV combining to televise a [...]
The HallPass Team recently returned from the inaugural NBA Global Camp, which took place at the La Ghirada Sports Complex in Treviso, Italy. The camp showcased 40 of the top Draft-eligible international prospects coached by current NBA coaches, as well as featured a series of scrimmages between prospects from the NBA Academy program, Australia's Centre [...]
PICKUP GAME EPISODE 6 In episode 6 of the Pickup Game with Seth Greenberg Seth is joined by Big East Conference Commissioner Val Ackerman, Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach Terry Stotts and Providence Friars Head Coach Ed Cooley. Seth and guests discussed their takeaways from The Last Dance, life lessons to be [...]
