The SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL examines NBA attendance and
reports that no-shows "may be costing NBA teams tens of
millions of dollars this year from lost parking and
concession sales" (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 3/15 issue).
...Spurs G Steve Kerr, on the NBPA increasing union dues to
$10,000 this year: "There were a lot of legal bills piled up"
(SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, 3/14)....The ATLANTA CONSTITUTION
ran a special report on Sunday, "NASCAR At The Crossroads,"
and Mark Schlabach wrote that for "every plus" of NASCAR's
growth, "there's a minus," including average ticket prices of
$50, and fans finding that "access to the drivers, the
foundation of the sport, is deteriorating because of
corporate demands" (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 3/14)....NASCAR
Senior VP Mike Helton was profiled in the WINSTON-SALEM
JOURNAL and said that he's learning about "the licensing,
marketing and relationships outside the garage" in his new
post: "The business relationships and strategic planning on
how to keep NASCAR on the right planning. That's a huge part
of what NASCAR does every day (W-S JOURNAL, 3/14).
