Written by Tom Friend, Sports Business Journal LAS VEGAS – The NBA2K24 Summer League might be glorified rookie ball, but no one here would have guessed it. This year’s games generated sellout crowds and gridlock traffic, validating Commissioner Adam Silver’s claim that the Sin City event is the NBA’s “31st franchise.’’ Unconfirmed reports [...]
Written by Mike Grimala, Las Vegas Sun Summer basketball exhibitions are not supposed to be glamorous. At any level, from the under-12 circuit to the pros, the logistics of securing a gym, prepping it for dozens of games, attracting teams and executing a byzantine schedule is usually hard, thankless work. And there was a [...]
Written by Steve Aschburner, NBA.com LAS VEGAS – Nineteen years old, a source of constant improvement, with a wingspan wide enough to embrace the NBA, its stars, its hopefuls and fans of the game around the globe. That description fits Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs rookie and the league’s Next Big Thing. In [...]
