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The NBA and ESPN Productions are poised to receive seven-figure payouts from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) when the public tourism agency votes on the sponsorship deals at its monthly meeting Tuesday. They are just the latest sports organizations and promoters receiving millions of dollars in public money from the LVCVA for holding their sports events in the Las Vegas market.
Jaylen Brown's father arrested for attempted murder
Boston Celtics superstar Jaylen Brown's dad -- former boxer Marselles Brown -- was arrested for attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a youth football coach in a dispute over a parking spot, TMZ Sports has learned. Las Vegas Metro Police is investigating a stabbing that went down at All American Park on Wednesday ... stating two men were in a verbal altercation over a parking space when the suspect stabbed the victim in the stomach.
Officials say the suspect fled the scene ... but he was tracked down later and taken into custody. Brown has a court appearance scheduled for Thursday afternoon. The coach was rushed to a nearby hospital and required surgery. His condition is unknown.
Dallas Mavericks PR: The NBA has announced the following update to the Mavs preseason schedule: • The DAL at LAL game on October 15 in Las Vegas will now be televised by ESPN, with game time changed to 9:30 PM CT.
NBA Communications: Prime Video will stream all seven games in the Knockout Rounds of the Emirates NBA Cup 2025. Quarterfinals: Dec. 9-10 in team markets. Semifinals: Dec. 13 in Las Vegas. Championship: Dec. 16 in Las Vegas NBA Schedule Release presented by @Ticketmaster.
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The vast majority of the names on MSG's banned list belong to people like Justin Brandel: lawyers who are employed at a firm engaged in active litigation against MSG Entertainment's properties, which also includes the Beacon Theatre and Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, the Chicago Theatre, and the recently opened Sphere in Las Vegas. The list has drawn little media coverage outside of New York. But within the city's legal community, it has become something of a local legend -- the vengeful billionaire who deploys the most modern security technologies available, including facial recognition, to facilitate one of the oldest of human pursuits: settling scores.
Alex Golden: According to league sources, the Indiana Pacers did watch Victor Oladipo workout in Las Vegas during Summer League with SEVERAL other teams in attendance. However, Oladipo DID NOT have a private workout for the Pacers as reported here. I know this is almost 2 weeks old, but wanted to debunk this rumor after confirming with sources.
Charges against Marcus Morris dropped
The charges against NBA veteran Marcus Morris were dismissed on Wednesday (Aug. 6) after owing two Las Vegas casinos over $200,000. According to a local news outlet, KLAS, Morris was facing fraud and theft charges before paying off the $265,000 he owed the Wynn Las Vegas Hotel and Casino and the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. He was accused of writing a $265,000 check back in 2024 to get a line of credit to gamble. Since there were insufficient funds in Morris’s bank account to cover what he owed, he was arrested on July 27. Morris, who is currently a free agent, went to Instagram to express his frustration about the incident. He shared about the conditions he had to endure, including being held without bail, food, or water for 51 hours.
Fraud charges against Marcus Morris dismissed
NBA veteran Marcus Morris is no longer facing fraud and theft charges in Las Vegas. According to court documents, the charges against former NBA player Marcus Morris were dismissed Wednesday after he paid off the debts he owed to two Las Vegas casinos.
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Chris Fedor: Kenny Atkinson was with the team in Las Vegas. He spent some time with Evan Mobley and DeAndre Hunter out in Los Angeles. He spent some time with Darius Garland going through the whole um recovery plan with the doctors and stuff like that. Um he went out to see Sam Merrill. He went out to see Donovan Mitchell. He has more freedom to do and he has more of an opportunity to do just based on the the other stuff that that's part of his schedule. He even told me he has watched the rewatched the Indiana series so many different times trying to study that and learn from that.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell: We're not competing with the NBA, our competitors are Apple and Google
A recent email regarding Ken Belson’s upcoming book — EVERY DAY IS SUNDAY: How Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell Turned the NFL into a Cultural & Economic Juggernaut — shares a quote Commissioner Roger Goodell private made in the aftermath of Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. “We’re not competing with the NBA or MLB,” Goodell said. “Our competitors are Apple and Google.”
Bassey, who has only played for one playoff team in four NBA seasons, is said to be very attracted to the team’s record of sustained winning. “They go to the playoffs every year,” Bassey said in Las Vegas. “So, obviously, just learning from those guys, it’s great for me. I went to the playoffs one time. But it’s been good, man... I’m just going to learn a lot from those guys.”
The picture came across in a text message Thursday afternoon. “Young fella has bounced back nicely” Jayson Tatum, arms folded and smiling, was standing with Boston Celtics assistant coach Amile Jefferson at Chris Paul’s CP3 Elite Camp in Las Vegas. And while the focus of the event was the young high school and college players being put through their paces and showing their skills, the messaging scout figured the update on Tatum would be of interest to a Boston-based NBA writer.
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