✉news SportBasketball first seen 1 d ago, last 1 d ago, peak #5

David Stern once dismissed Las Vegas NBA expansion hopes

Original: Twenty years ago, David Stern told Steve Kerr ‘there’s no way’ NBA would expand to Las Vegas

A New York Times piece recalls that two decades ago, then-NBA commissioner David Stern told Steve Kerr there was no way the league would expand to Las Vegas. The anecdote has resurfaced as the NBA weighs expansion, with Las Vegas now widely viewed as a leading candidate for a new franchise, a reversal of the league's long-standing position on gambling-friendly markets.

Why now: NBA expansion to Las Vegas is a live topic, making Stern's old stance newly relevant

David SternSteve KerrNBALas Vegas

Open on news →

Evidence

• Twenty years ago, David Stern told Steve Kerr ‘there’s no way’ NBA would expand to Las Vegas · The New York Times

API: https://socialmediatrends-api.osmike.com/v1/trends/2185873