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David Stern's Las Vegas NBA skepticism resurfaces as expansion talk grows
Original: Twenty years ago, David Stern told Steve Kerr 'there's no way' NBA would expand to Las Vegas https://www. nytimes.com/at
Twenty years ago, then-NBA commissioner David Stern told Steve Kerr there was 'no way' the league would expand to Las Vegas. The remark has resurfaced amid renewed NBA expansion discussions, with Lakers coach JJ Redick saying he expects any potential Vegas team to play in front of packed, energetic crowds.
Why now: Renewed NBA expansion speculation has put Las Vegas back in the conversation, making Stern's old dismissal relevant again.
David SternSteve KerrNBALas VegasJJ Redick
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- Twenty years ago, David Stern told Steve Kerr 'there's no way' NBA would expand to Las Vegas https://www. nytimes.com/athletic/7688524/2 026/10/13/steve-kerr-david-stern-nba-expansion/ "I would expect if Vegas does get a team that this place will be rocking," Lakers coach JJ… · athletic_bb@sportsfeed.me · 1
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