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Going Off The Grid: Execs Discuss First NBA Memory, Interest In NASCAR Playoffs

"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, panelists discuss their favorite Halloween costume and their first NBA memory.

  • Bucks Chief Digital Officer Mike Grahl
    – Is interested in all things tech.
  • Wasserman Senior VP/Broadcasting & Coaching Debbie Spander
    – Enjoys listening to Imagine Dragons, Adele and Sam Smith.
  • PNC Arena VP/Ticketing Operations Bill Nowicki
    – Interests include the rise of microbreweries and the emergence of MMA.
Going Off The Grid
  More future player activism - NHL or MLB? Favorite Halloween costume you have worn Level of interest in NASCAR's playoffs First NBA memory Which "Space Jam" character are you?

Grahl
NHL Homemade Dracula Small Sidney Moncrief "Sir Sid" Nike Poster I wanna be like Mike

Spander
MLB by a slim margin A stage mom for my daughter going as Taylor Swift Not much...all MLB playoffs and NBA for me Going to the '75 Championship Game in the Cow Palace Stan Podolak -- MJ's agent

Nowicki
NHL players are definitely more active  A homemade sock monkey costume NASCAR has playoffs?!? Watching the Celtics and Larry Bird tear apart the NBA Tazmanian Devil

Do you want to get your thoughts in the Grid? If so, shoot an e-mail to jcarpenter@sportsbusinessdaily.com.

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