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Heat NBA Championship Rings Feature 219 Diamonds, Three Onyx Stones10 / 31 / 12The Heat received their '11-12 NBA Championship rings prior to last night's season-opener against the Celtics, and the jewelry is "over the top ... even by South Florida bling standards,” according to a front-page piece by Michelle Kaufman of the MIAMI HERALD. Each ring is “made of ... Tags: Miami Heat, NBA Season Preview |
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Stern Mistakenly Mentions Hurricane Katrina Victims
NBA Commissioner David Stern presided over the Heat's championship ring ceremony last night prior to their season opener against the Celtics and acknowledged the effects of Hurricane Sandy. However, Stern committed a noticeable error by naming the wrong storm. Stern said to the crowd from cen ...
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Nets' Barclays Opener Still On After Sandy
The "highly anticipated" Knicks-Nets regular-season opener tomorrow night at Barclays Center "will be played as scheduled, despite the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy," according to Mazzeo & Begley of ESPN N.Y. NBA Senior VP/Basketball Communications Tim Frank yesterday afternoon wrote on ...
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Nets Owner Prokhorov Discusses Brooklyn Move
Nets Owner Mikhail Prokhorov said his management style is to “find the best people available and then give them free rein to do their work,” according to Steve Serby of the N.Y. POST. Prokhorov said, “It would be silly for me to interfere in questions that really are not my area of ...
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NBA Writers Discuss Impact Of Twitter
Twitter is a major platform for journalists to break stories, share work and chat with fans. The most popular national NBA writers claim several hundred thousand followers, while local writers may attract as many as 40,000. The most-followed NBA writer in THE DAILY’s survey of Twitter accounts ...
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FS NO, Hornets Have Full Market Distribution
Charter has signed a long-term distribution deal to carry FS New Orleans on an expanded basic tier, just in time to carry the Hornets' season-opener tonight against the Spurs. The deal with Charter, the area's third-largest distributor, gives FS New Orleans full distribution in the market with more ...
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Cavs Testing In-Game Seat Change App
The Cavaliers this season plan to test a new smartphone app called Mascot Secret that will allow fans to “pay a few more dollars to upgrade to a better seat" at Quicken Loans Arena, according to Robert Smith of the Cleveland PLAIN DEALER. The app was designed by Donna Lee and Jennifer Je ...
Concession Prices Drop At Hornets Games
The Hornets yesterday announced a new agreement with New Orleans Arena's management company, SMG and Centerplate, that will "mean lower prices on a number of items," according to Jimmy Smith of the New Orleans TIMES-PICAYUNE. The team said that the "price of a 16-ounce draft beer will drop from $8 t ...
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NBA Franchise Notes
In Portland, Mike Tokito writes new Trail Blazers President & CEO Chris McGowan will “bring an expertise in ticket sales, an open mind and a willingness to let the basketball staff run the basketball operations.” McGowan said that he has “spent most of his career trying to se ...
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Heat Begin Title Defense Tonight
The Heat begin defense of their NBA title tonight against the Celtics, and Miami changing from a “football town to basketball town ... hasn’t happened yet, but the idea it could no longer is either blasphemous or ridiculous," according to Greg Cote of the MIAMI HERALD. Winning South ...
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Blazers Appoint New President & CEO
The Trail Blazers have hired AEG Sports COO Chris McGowan as President & CEO. McGowan replaces Larry Miller, who resigned as the team's President in July to accept a position with Nike. McGowan will begin his new position with the Blazers on Nov. 12, and will manage all business operations ...
