New Orleans plans NBA's next big party
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From the blinding lights of the Las Vegas Strip, the NBA makes its next stop for the All-Star game in another city with a long history of knowing how to party: New Orleans.
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There&#39;s going to be a ring ceremony in an NBA city tonight, and by now you probably know it&#39;s not going to be in Los Angeles.
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After a summer spent expanding its global brand with exhibition games from Shanghai to Rome, the NBA opens a new season on Tuesday looking to win back home fans following a gambling scandal which rocked the sport to its core.
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National Basketball Association players union chief Billy Hunter expressed concern that New Orleans has not sufficiently recovered from Hurricane Katrina to host the 2008 NBA All-Star Game.
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Even a city that spares no expense for a good time has never seen anything like this. The NBA All-Star game on Sunday may be meaningless, and after three nights of parties might be sloppy. But try telling that to people paying top dollar for a chance to see it.
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The NBA and its players' association reiterated their commitment to New Orleans on Tuesday, a day after union director Billy Hunter said he could sue over the league's plans to host its next All-Star game there.
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The NBA is observing the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with a series of activities league-wide with all 30 teams participating. Events include essay contests, prayer breakfasts, community outreach programs, symposiums and player appearances. USA TODAY NBA reporter Roscoe Nance spoke with NBA Community Ambassador Bob Lanier about the King holiday.
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In addition to making his All-Star Game debut , Hornets guard Chris Paul is the de facto host for this weekend's festivities in New Orleans.
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Shaquille O&#39;Neal promised to bring a championship to Miami. And although it&#39;s way too early to be thinking about titles, he can&#39;t wait to show off his new team to his old Western Conference rivals.
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All-Star weekend is the leagueâs grandest step in its efforts to aid New Orleans in its recovery from the Katrina disaster in August 2005.
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Clay Bennett, the Seattle SuperSonicsâ owner, filed paperwork to have an arbitrator rule on whether the club could escape the last two years of its arena lease and relocate. The team has sought construction of a new home arena and Bennett is from Oklahoma City, which drew rave reviews as a temporary home for the Hornets after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. A deadline for having a new arena deal is set for Oct. 31, the day the N.B.A. season opens.
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The Detroit Pistons will open the season tonight with a ring ceremony at the Palace. The joint will be packed. Members of the championship team will take their bows, pack their rings away and face one of the
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The Wizards will beat the Spurs for the NBA championship and the Nationals will move to Las Vegas in the coming year of D.C. sports.
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Detroit's Palace arena was the scene of the two most important events for the National Basketball Association in 2004.
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By Anonymous  The New Orleans Police Department is teaming with the Boys & Girls Club and the National Football League on a kickoff party reopening of the NFL Youth Education  Town Center at North Broad Street and Earhart Boulevard from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 16.
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Karl Malone came to New Orleans to join the leagueâs rebuilding efforts during All-Star weekend.
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When the NBA began sending its players to the Olympics in 1992, one of the league&#39;s goals was to spread basketball around the globe. Clearly, the idea worked.