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NBA BUZZ
What $12.5 billion can buy
by Bobby Motus - August 19, 2026 - 12:00am
A little over a year ago, Mark Walter paid a record $10 billion to purchase a controlling interest in the Los Angeles Lakers, effectively ending the more than 40 years of the Buss family ownership.
NBA going European
August 12, 2026 - 12:00am
With a proposed 16-team field, the NBA, in partnership with FIBA, is targeting October of 2027 as the inaugural season of NBA Europe, the new league’s working title.   The NBA has received at least...
Inequity equaled
by Bobby Motus - July 29, 2026 - 12:00am
For so many years, the NBA’s Western Conference had been stacked with strong teams but because of the decision, again, of someone to bring his talents back to the East, it changed the landscape of the Eastern...
Always business
by Bobby Motus - July 22, 2026 - 12:00am
In professional sports, player movement always happens and some transactions don’t make fans happy. It’s also business that does not only concern roster upgrades but financial flexibility. Management...
Toronto redux, Brown out in Boston
by Bobby Motus - July 8, 2026 - 12:00am
With the Los Angeles Clippers not wanting to give an injury-prone, 35-year-old star a 2-year $126 million contract extension, they traded Kawhi Leonard to the East, the last member of their 2023-2024 Big 3 era that...
Looking good
by Bobby Motus - June 24, 2026 - 12:00am
Earlier rumors suggested that Anthony Davis will be on a different uniform when the new NBA season opens.
Long wait is over
by Bobby Motus - June 17, 2026 - 12:00am
I was still in Grade 2 when the New York Knicks won their first NBA championships in 1970 over the LA Lakers. 
Rumors
by Bobby Motus - June 10, 2026 - 12:00am
It seems the Milwaukee Bucks, as reported, could be entertaining offers for their superstar, Giannis Antetokounmpo and not to the surprise many, several teams are showing interest in the Greek Freak. 
1999 repeats
by Bobby Motus - June 3, 2026 - 12:00am
In one of the best Western Conference Finals in NBA history, the San Antonio Spurs dethroned defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder in an epic 7-game series, the fifth Game 7 of this playoffs.   This...
Dominance
by Bobby Motus - May 29, 2026 - 12:00am
The last time the New Yorks Knicks were in the NBA Finals was of the lock-out shortened 1999 season.
Final four
by Bobby Motus - May 20, 2026 - 12:00am
It’s supposed to be the NBA Playoffs, but closeout games were decided by blowouts.
Broomed
by Bobby Motus - May 13, 2026 - 12:00am
The Philadelphia 76ers, with vintage performances from Paul George and Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey making the right moves, completed a 1-3 comeback to eliminate the Boston Celtics in the first round.  We saw...
Unwritten basketball rules
by Bobby Motus - April 29, 2026 - 12:00am
Rules are written down for society to follow, with the requisite penal provisions, to make things fair to everyone. 
Playoff payouts
by Bobby Motus - April 22, 2026 - 12:00am
Professional athletes are paid in proportion to their popularity, talent and importance to their teams. 
EC’s top seed
by Bobby Motus - April 8, 2026 - 12:00am
For the first time since the 2006-2007 season, the Detroit Pistons secured the top seed in the NBA Playoffs’ Eastern Conference.
Expansion, 2
by Bobby Motus - April 1, 2026 - 12:00am
There’s some light at the end of the tunnel as last Wednesday, the NBA Board of Governors approved to explore and consider the addition of franchises exclusively in Seattle and Las Vegas.
Expansion
by Bobby Motus - March 25, 2026 - 12:00am
Today, the NBA Board of Governors will decide if they will give the league the go signal to formally look into the plan of adding potential new franchises in Seattle and Las Vegas. 
ACL
by Bobby Motus - March 11, 2026 - 12:00am
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) stabilizes the knee joint and when there is a tear, it often requires surgery and with rehabilitation, it will take several months to more than a year to heal. 
40-20 rule
by Bobby Motus - March 4, 2026 - 12:00am
Phil Jackson has an interesting analogy in determining the chances of an NBA team winning the championship – if a team reaches 40 wins in the regular season before losing 20 games, it has a real chance of making...
Pat’s statue
by Bobby Motus - February 25, 2026 - 12:00am
“Showtime” with the Los Angeles Lakers was from 1981 to 1990 and my generation can identify it as one of the most spirited eras for any team in pro basketball history.  Leading the Showtime band...
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