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...operations. Since Silver became the business czar in 2000, worldwide merchandising sales have grown 67%. "Adam has overcome his status as a lawyer to understand branding," says Stern. "He's the doer, and I get all the credit." If Stern, 61, were to step down tomorrow, deputy commissioner Russ Granik would no doubt take over. Insiders believe that Silver, who is only 41, would then be next in line. Says Sacramento Kings co-owner Gavin Maloof: "The NBA would be in good hands if Adam were running the show." --By Sean Gregory/New York
...bothers me when you see a player on a program who gets fined because he gets free class home or free trips home, or somebody buys him a suit to go to somebody’s funeral,” said Russ Granik, a graduate of HLS and the deputy commissioner...
...league of $1.5 million a year in revenue. In February Nike, along with Michael Jordan, wrestled from the N.B.A. the rights to the multimillion-dollar market for T shirts bearing Jordan's image. "In marketing, Nike is far more powerful than the league," says N.B.A. deputy commissioner Russ Granik. "They are the giant, and we're the mouse." Player representatives, seeing endorsement money rolling in to Nike athletes, are loath to criticize the company. "There are no rules barring what Nike is doing," says Charles Grantham, executive director of the N.B.A. Players Association...
Died. Theodore Granik, 63, lawyer and former moderator of radio and TV panel shows (American Forum of the Air, Youth Wants to Know) that offered debates on social issues of the day; of a heart attack; in Manhattan...
Second for the team was Simon with 288. Also scoring were Will Garrison, 279, Phelps, 277, and John North, 273. Bill Granik and Shaun Scanlon also shot for the team, but only the top five scores are counted...