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After my 40th marriage, things seemed to be going well for me. I was night manager of my local Denny’s and had just won the NBA Slam-Dunk Contest. Or I should say, should have won the NBA Slam-Dunk Contest. I don’t want to go into all of the details now, suffice it to say that it didn’t help that the debacle coincided with the onset of World...
After injuries had forced him to retire two years ago, Williams had parlayed his renowned rapier wit into a studio analyst’s gig with the NBA on NBC. Williams won’t be previewing any Lakers-Kings games any time soon, as NBC announced yesterday that he will not be on-air until his legal issues are resolved. And even though the Peacock Network eventually did bring Marv Albert back after his highly-publicized sex scandal several years ago, it is unlikely that Williams will rejoin Ahmad Rashad behind the sports desk regardless of the matter?...
...WNBA plays 10 times harder than the NBA,” said Business School student Andwele Lewis...
...Though still lacking the sheer physicality of NBA play, the competitiveness of teams has improved drastically since the founding of the league?there are dozens of foreign players, including some with NBA experience, and several foreign coaches. Multinationals such as Nike, Adidas and Converse have invested millions of dollars in the development of the sport. Says Terry Rhoads, Nike's sports marketing director for China: "When people think about the potential of this country of 1.2 billion and the level of talent already being displayed, they see that if China can do basketball right it will change the whole landscape...
...While it's unlikely the government will be passing the ball to the private sector anytime soon, even Xin acknowledges that the CBA can improve. "We are desperately studying the NBA," says Xin, who attended the U.S. league's annual All-Star game this month in Philadelphia. If he closely studied the hoopla surrounding one of the sport's biggest hype-fests, Chinese basketball just might learn some dazzling new moves...