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Joey Crawford Lead Official For Game 6 of NBA Finals

This is David Stern giving a middle finger to the world. Joey Crawford is so bad, you can’t really say he is helping or hurting any team, but just having him on the court will make people question whatever happens in Game 6. Just irresponsible by Stern, but he doesn’t care about what the fans think, he just wants those ratings.
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'SLOPPY JOURNALISM'

Stern: 'Broke' doc was 'mildly racist'

In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, the NBA commissioner called out the '30 for 30' documentary for not presenting the facts as well as it could have. 

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10 days ago  |  Discuss

Stern knows where 'bodies are buried'

Every year before the NBA Finals tip off, the commissioner holds a press conference where he addresses the hundreds of media in attendance, and usually they're unremarkable affairs. But this year happens to be David Stern's last full year as NBA commish -- he'll be stepping down in February 2014 after 30 years on the job -- so his final Finals press conference was a...
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11 days ago  |  Discuss
COMMISSIONER OBVIOUS

Stern: Flopping penalties too weak

The soon-to-be outgoing NBA commissioner addressed the league's penalties for flopping, voicing concerns that many have shared since its implementation.

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11 days ago  |  Discuss

Stern: NBA's flopping penalties weak

Commissioner David Stern said the NBA's flopping penalties aren't strong enough to stop the act, though he doesn't know if the league will strengthen them. The league implemented a system this season to crack down on flopping, the act of exaggerating contact to fool referees into calling a foul. Players were fined $5,000 for a second offense during the regular season...
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11 days ago  |  Discuss

Stern overseeing his last NBA Finals

David Stern thinks that when it comes to the NBA Finals, his last might be the best. Stern's 30-year reign as NBA Commissioner will end Feb. 1, making this Miami-San Antonio series the final championship matchup of his tenure overseeing a league that has grown into a wildly successful international corporate giant under his watch. Still, there's plenty of items remaining...
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11 days ago  |  Discuss

Stern knows flopping penalties not strong enough

Commissioner David Stern says the NBA's flopping penalties aren't strong enough to stop the act, though he doesn't know if the league will strengthen them. The league implemented a system this season to crack down on flopping, the act of exaggerating contact to fool referees into calling a foul. Players were fined $5,000 for a second offense during the regular season...
Via AP on Fox
11 days ago  |  Discuss

Stern Leaving Map Of 'Buried Bodies' For Silver

At the end of David Stern's press conference ahead of The Finals, Mike Wells of the Indy Star asked if it was true that he said he knew where "the bodies are buried" in the NBA during a 2011 meeting with league executives, coaches and players. The February meeting during All-Star Weekend was taking place ahead of labor negotiations that ultimately resulted in a lockout...
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12 days ago  |  Discuss

Chris Anderson Suspended for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals

Chris "Birdman" Anderson caused a ruckus during Game Five when he body checked Indiana's Tyler Hansbrough to the ground, shoved him again, and then kept talking trash as he had to be forced from the court. His foul has now been upgraded to a flagrant 2 and he has been suspended for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday. The popular sentiment...
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18 days ago  |  Discuss

Time for Michael Jordan to get the Isiah Thomas treatment

Now that Michael Jordan is no longer playing and dominating in the NBA, isn’t it about time the media and/or anyone else start banging on him for his inability to lead a team from the front office? Nobody dared say anything about his Airness when he played, out of fear that they would be written off by Jordan. He was the NBA for an entire decade, and he, along with David Stern...
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April 24, 2013  |  Discuss
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