Those conversations happen all the time. |
To see the impact that sports can have and should have is really the pinnacle for me of what sports is all about. |
Unfortunately, the arena owners have not offered any constructive response to these efforts and recently advised us that they are satisfied with the status quo. Accordingly, we have advised both parties that we have withdrawn from the process. |
Usually I come into the office and say, 'Will someone please time the last three minutes of this game that took 22 minutes and tell me why? I'm not sure that we're showing our fans our best basketball. |
We are pleased to have these renowned franchises represent the NBA in the most ambitious international competition in league history. |
We are saddened by the news of Jason Collier's sudden passing, ... He epitomized hard work, dedication and perseverance, and more importantly compassion, kindness and selflessness. |
We have a minimum standard that we've set that reflects on the professionals in our sport, and you're going to do it, ... We're certain that it will be complied with. |
We have the assets, the resources, the marketing and business operations to make this work. This is what we're geared to do. |
We haven't been in to inspect [the arena]. We don't know when people will be allowed back into the city. We're taking our lead from people who are dealing with much more important things than us. |
We haven't had excessive fisticuffs. These are things that commissioners worry about. And truth be told, our player reputation in the testing that we do is rebounding quite well from a year ago. |
We think that basketball is the international language. It's a sport that was invented in America, but it travels the world. It's been an Olympic sport since 1936, and we have worked with many of the countries here. |
We think that our players are the most talented athletes in the world and people come to watch them play, not to fight, bump and knock each other down. |
We think the nature of our fan would change dramatically because (inside) information becomes, you know something, you make a bet, somebody tells you something else and perhaps you even go away from the game unhappy because the home team won but they didn't cover. |
We went right to the terms of this new agreement. The adidas presence on a global basis is extraordinary. |
We'll look at it. Even in figure skating, there is some quality of mercy that maybe should be allowed. Maybe it's one or two (misses). Maybe it's three. |