Oceanside, NY (MPN) – In March, the NBA owners approved plans to explore potential expansion of the league to 32 teams, with two cities being brought into focus, Las Vegas, which has long been eyed as an expansion city, and Seattle, which lost its team in 2008. Last Friday, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported that AdamContinue reading “Opinion: SuperScrewed”
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Opinion: Proposal to Re-Shape the NBA Broadcast Landscape; Nationalization, Coverage Reorientation, And Reviving an Old Friend
Oceanside, NY (MPN) – A Year after the NBA inked a $76 Billion deal with NBC, ESPN, and Prime for NBA Broadcasting Rights, the League’s local television landscape is facing a crisis of its own. FanDuel Sports Network’s parent company, Main Street Sports Group, is expected to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy as soon asContinue reading “Opinion: Proposal to Re-Shape the NBA Broadcast Landscape; Nationalization, Coverage Reorientation, And Reviving an Old Friend”
Fixing the NBA
Oceanside, New York (MPN) – With the NBA Struggling in viewership, and complaints about the game as a whole, I decided to take a swing at what I would do to improve the NBA as a whole. This Particular Article is a long one, so I divided it into four parts. I will be droppingContinue reading “Fixing the NBA”
Stolen Legacies V: The Ramrod
Oceanside, NY (MPN) – On Sunday November 24, 2024, the Los Angeles Rams hosted the Philadelphia Eagles. During the team’s halftime, the Rams honored one of football’s most memorable teams, the Greatest Show on Turf. The Festivities included Issac Bruce and Marshall Faulk, both pivotal members of the teams that defeated the Tennessee Titans inContinue reading “Stolen Legacies V: The Ramrod”
Why New Jersey Should Be Considered For NBA Expansion
Oceanside, NY (MPN) – Back in July, The National Basketball Association finalized its record setting $76 Billion Television deal, with NBC, ESPN/ABC, and Amazon Prime each receiving their fair share of games. The NBA has said in the aftermath of this new TV Deal, that it would begin a conversation in which it discusses expandingContinue reading “Why New Jersey Should Be Considered For NBA Expansion”
Stolen Legacies Part III: The Curious Case of the Arizona Coyotes
This Article is a Follow-Up on both my earlier piece concerning the Dodgers honoring their time in Brooklyn, and the points I spelled out in that article and another article I wrote last year. That Article is here In April of 2024, Rumors surfaced that the Arizona Coyotes were relocating to Salt Lake City. ShortlyContinue reading “Stolen Legacies Part III: The Curious Case of the Arizona Coyotes”
The Trouble With Arenas
Since its construction in 1968, the Fourth Incarnation of Madison Square Garden has endured its fair share of criticism. The Arena was built on top of Penn Station, which the company, Pennsylvania Railroad, sold the air rights to in 1960. The 1910 Station, considered a grand architectural achievement, was demolished and replaced with the modernContinue reading “The Trouble With Arenas”
Disrespect of Great Magnitudes: When Teams Honor Stolen Legacies
On Saturday, the Los Angeles Dodgers played against the Kansas City Royals in a what was a lopsided 12-2 victory for the Boys of Tinseltown. But the true highlight of the game was not the score or the Dodgers adding onto their already impressive record, but rather what the Dodgers had donned in their matchupContinue reading “Disrespect of Great Magnitudes: When Teams Honor Stolen Legacies”