.NBAAllStar weekend is over but several items are now on the league's agenda, says JeffZillgitt Here are those pressing issues for the NBA.
In the East, Boston is in first place but just a half-game ahead of Milwaukee, three games ahead of Philadelphia and five games ahead of Cleveland. At least 12 teams in the East are competing for a spot in the playoffs.Load management remains hot topic
National Basketball Player Association executive director Tamika Tremaglio said players want to play, intimating players are told by training staffs that they should take a game off. Some of the NBA’s biggest stars and best dunkers do not participate, and Memphis’ Ja Morant and Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards are on record saying they won’t participate in the dunk contest. There already is a financial incentive, including $100,000 for the dunk contest winner.
“I recognize that in the old days, there was a bit more of a tradition of certain superstars who wanted to participate in the Slam Dunk.”Silver said that once the league and National Basketball Players Association reach a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement , the NBA will turn toward negotiating a new TV deal. The current nine-year, $24 billion deal with ESPN/ABC and Warner Bros.
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