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Adam Silver will finally have his chance to get booed during the first round of the NBA draft, because David Stern is quitting during the 2014 NBA season. Stern said: “The Board has selected Adam Silver to succeed me as NBA Commissioner, and I am very pleased with their choice,” Stern said in the email. [...]

Emperor David Stern got a bit sassy today with the egomaniacal Jim Rome. In his typical douchebag tone, Rome asked Stern if the lottery was rigged. Stern fired back: DS: I have two answers for that. I’ll give you the easy one – No. And the statement – shame on you for asking. JR: I [...]

After the Rajon Rondo incident last night, everyone wondered what Stern would say about it.  Well, he has spoken… at least.. he spoke about it on ESPN Radio: “I don’t want to pre-judge on what the recommendation is going to be,” Stern said. “But as a fan, he obviously bumped him. And you know what [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. “We were all told by the league he was a trade-able player, and now they’re saying that Dell doesn’t have the authority to make the trade?” said [...]

For those who care about the negotiated details (BRI, MLE, etc) check out Chris Sheridan's column. Here are the key points: There will be a 66 game season Season to start Christmas day – Celtics vs Knicks Training camps, free agency to start on December 9 Tentative deal needs formal approval by league and union [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. The NBA and the players need someone to break the ice, someone who can speak plainly and calmly to both sides and move them out of the [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. “For years owners have treated players as if they are just their property,” (agent Aaron) Goodwin said, “fining them over how they dress, act, everything. This is [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Commissioner David Stern and deputy commissioner Adam Silver went on Twitter and talked everything from contraction (which has been discussed) to sending players to the D-League at [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. If Hunter had been willing to move from 52.5 percent to 51 percent Friday, that would've been a $60 million concession in Year One of the deal [...]

 Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Negotiators met for more than 15 hours, finishing past 3 a.m. ET Thursday, and sources said talks centering on the system issues resulted in significant progress on [...]