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When we criticize David Kahn
Henry AbbottDavid Sherman/Getty Images The NBA won't have David Kahn to kick around anymore. David Kahn's contract has not been renewed. The most common reaction is, what took owner Glen Taylor so long? (Be warned: that link's to Twitter, and this is Kahn. ...
Blog | May 02, 2013 -
TrueHoop TV: Brittney Griner, NBA player?
Henry AbbottAfter Mavericks owner Mark Cuban mused about seeing her in a Mavericks uniform, Amin Elhassan, -- formerly of the Suns front office, and a one-time video coordinator for the world champion Phoenix Mercury -- considers how Baylor's Brittney Griner mig...
Blog | April 05, 2013 -
Thursday Bullets
Henry AbbottLots of NBA owners on this Forbes list of the wealthiest Americans. However, here the Knicks' James Dolan doesn't look like the deepest pockets around, and (rhyming alert!) the Lakers' Buss family is nowhere to be found. In other words, who has the u...
Blog | September 20, 2012 -
Wednesday Bullets
Henry AbbottOn Jay Leno, Steve Nash makes a self-deprecating little joke saying he can't bake. The guy to his right, likely the NBA's newest incoming team co-owner Justin Timberlake, cuts in to add, with waggling eyebrows: "I can get baked!!" Also, Nash is asked...
Blog | September 19, 2012 -
AEG and the NBA
Henry AbbottThat AEG is for sale has huge potential impact for many different parties. For Los Angeles, AEG is not only the driving force behind bringing the NFL back, but also the owner of the Staples Center, L.A. Live and plenty more real estate besides. (P...
Blog | September 19, 2012 -
Mark Cuban pipes up for Chris Kaman
Henry AbbottRocky Widner/NBAE/Getty Images The Mavericks' owner says a good team system can make a player far better. It's not news that stat-geeky owner Mark Cuban has spent a lot of money on Chris Kaman, a center who is generally abhorred by advanced stats...
Blog | September 05, 2012 -
Deep inside the lockout, and singing
Henry AbbottThe worst thing for most NBA owners, I'm convinced, is that the public would see them at work. Whether or not they'd be busted cavorting in Vegas like Prince Harry, I have no idea. But I know the information age frowns on the idea that anyone -- o...
Blog | August 24, 2012 -
First Cup: Monday
Henry AbbottRonald Tillery of The Commercial-Appeal: Prospective Grizzlies owner Robert Pera has broken his media silence - if only slightly. Pera, who has declined repeated interview requests from The Commercial Appeal, granted an interview to the San Jose Busi...
Blog | August 06, 2012 -
David Stern on SuperSonic potential
Henry AbbottOn Tuesday in Oklahoma City, before the former Supersonics won Game 1 of the Finals, NBA Commissioner David Stern addressed the potential for an NBA team returning to Seattle. The two obstacles are huge, as the city has a potential NBA owner in hedge...
Blog | June 13, 2012 -
Why buy an NBA team?
Henry AbbottThere are 100 reasons to buy an NBA team. I'm sure some people will tell you it's a good business, and for some people it probably is. There are tax advantages. In places like Salt Lake City and Oklahoma City, owners talk convincingly of civic duty. ...
Blog | May 25, 2012 -
Michael Jordan: Bobcats not tanking
Henry AbbottAP Photo/Bob Leverone The owner of the worst team in the NBA says losing was not the plan. Michael Jordan, owner of the Bobcats, talked to Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer about his team, which threatens to be the worst in NBA history, and s...
Blog | April 25, 2012 -
First Cup: Tuesday
Henry AbbottTim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News: It started as a growl, probably a few dozen fans intent on booing Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob as he finished the ceremony to retire Chris Mullin's jersey number. Just a growl. Loud, unruly, but not overwhelm...
Blog | March 20, 2012 -
Twitter takes on owner's booing in Oakland
Henry Abbott[View the story "Twitter's take on fiasco by the Bay" on Storify]...
Blog | March 20, 2012 -
Mikhail Prokhorov, real Putin opponent?
Henry AbbottProtesters are on the streets of Moscow, screaming ugly things about Vladimir Putin, who faces an election next week. His opposition? Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov, who is sure to lose. But is he really an opponent? Or has this long-time friend ...
Blog | February 25, 2012 -
Mark Cuban doesn't love the new CBA
Henry AbbottIn a chat with Freakonomics, the owner of the Mavericks addressed all kinds of things. Two, in particular, had to do with the league office. In one he was asked about the state of refereeing. Cuban responded: Trust me, I'm still working hard to h...
Blog | February 07, 2012 -
President Prokhorov wouldn't own Nets
Henry AbbottIt has been an exciting aspect of NBA life that the owner of the Nets, Mikhail Prokhorov, is challenging Vladimir Putin for the Russian presidency. The idea of an NBA team being owned by the president of Russia is more than a little interesting for a...
Blog | February 06, 2012