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 [...]
8 News Now's Kevaney Martin interviews NBA Summer League in Las Vegas co-founder Albert Hall about the official championship ring by Jason of Beverly Hills leading up to championship weekend. Click the following link to watch the interview with Albert Hall on 8 News Now Las Vegas: NBA Summer League in Las Vegas [...]
It was the first full day of the 2022 NBA Summer League, and we were all in. For the uninitiated, Summer League in Las Vegas is a spectacular mixof glammed-out NBA royals smashed together with geeked-out fans of all stripes and spread across the Las Vegas desert like delicious champagne cream cheese on an [...]
News 3 Sports caught up with NBA Summer League Co-Founder Albert Hall on Day 1 of the Summer League. to discuss many topics including how far the Summer League has come from its beginning. Click the following link to watch the interview with Albert Hall and Bryan Salmond of KSNV News 3 Las Vegas: [...]
At some point this week, probably today or Friday in front of a packed house at the Thomas & Mack Center, something is going to happen. Something like Zion Williamson’s showstopping steal and dunk in his 2019 summer league debut, which was followed, fittingly, by an earthquake. Something like the 2018 scene when LeBron [...]
Special thanks to Shane Young at Forbes for this great article on HallPass, highlighting our work throughout with NBA Summer League, Sports Business Classroom and more! We’re excited to keep growing these properties and create more opportunities. Here’s an excerpt from the article: What started as “six handshakes and a box of flyers” 17 [...]
Thank you to Ethan Strauss of The Athletic on his write-up for HallPass Media's involvement with assisting The Basketball Tournament (TBT) in putting on the first live basketball event of the year. The HallPass team is on the ground running with the team at TBT out in Columbus, Ohio, helping capture the essence of [...]
When the coronavirus brought American sports to a screeching halt in March, it wiped out games, shuttered arenas and disrupted the ancillary action related to the competitions, too. For Albert Hall and his Costa Mesa-based marketing firm HallPass, it upended months of planning, including all their established expectations for another festive NBA Summer League [...]
Las Vegas Review Journal's Mark Anderson writes on how 11 days of NBA Summer League has been a challenge to schedule, especially with 2 additional teams in China and Croatia, but overall has been a positive experience for everyone involved! "Like an effective politician, Warren LeGarie constantly works the crowd. He shakes more hands [...]
