This year’s edition has gotten off to a sleepier start than usual, perhaps because of the cold weather and a wave of injuries that has dimmed the star power.
During the demonstration, host Ahmad Rashad, sporting a purple sweater, replaced Talen Horton-Tucker as the Jazz guard went coast-to-cast for a transition dunk. Other broadcast innovations include being able to cycle through various languages, graphical interfaces and backgrounds, so fans in Utah could watch the Jazz play in front of mountains rather than the typical crowd shots.Silver also welcomed Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic onstage to reveal Luk.
While the NBA’s intelligentsia tried to imagine what the league’s media landscape might look like in 10 years, some of basketball’s most prominent voices expressed concern over the ongoing collective bargaining agreement negotiations. The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have twice extended the deadline to reach agreement on a CBA extension. The two sides now have until March 31 to negotiate an extension, or else either side could opt out of the current deal this summer.
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