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  1. When we criticize David Kahn

    Henry Abbott

    David 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
  2. TrueHoop TV: Brittney Griner, NBA player?

    Henry Abbott

    After 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
  3. Thursday Bullets

    Henry Abbott

    Lots 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
  4. Wednesday Bullets

    Henry Abbott

    On 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
  5. AEG and the NBA

    Henry Abbott

    That 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
  6. Mark Cuban pipes up for Chris Kaman

    Henry Abbott

    Rocky 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
  7. Deep inside the lockout, and singing

    Henry Abbott

    The 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
  8. First Cup: Monday

    Henry Abbott

    Ronald 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
  9. David Stern on SuperSonic potential

    Henry Abbott

    On 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
  10. Why buy an NBA team?

    Henry Abbott

    There 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
  11. Michael Jordan: Bobcats not tanking

    Henry Abbott

    AP 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
  12. First Cup: Tuesday

    Henry Abbott

    Tim 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
  13. 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
  14. Mikhail Prokhorov, real Putin opponent?

    Henry Abbott

    Protesters 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
  15. Mark Cuban doesn't love the new CBA

    Henry Abbott

    In 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
  16. President Prokhorov wouldn't own Nets

    Henry Abbott

    It 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