Washington Mystics forward-guard Elena Delle Donne has been named the 2019 WNBA Most Valuable Playe - (WNBA -Photo) Delle Donne WNBA Most Valuable

English: Vlade Divac (#12) and Drazen Petrovic with the Yugoslavia national team during the 1990 FIBA World Cup held in Argentina - (Public domain - Author Unknown photo) VLADE DIVAC 2 BASKETBALL HALL of FAME

Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain exemplified how to play the game without Showtime hot-dogging. The two battled for over a decade during the 60's. Since that time no NBA center could compare to their brute talent - (Library of Congress photo) NR's All-time NBA's GREATEST TEAM

When Hanna Storm questioned Lakers boss Jeanie Buss regarding Carmelo Anthony and other NBA stars declining to sign with the Lakers the incredulous Buss replied, "What has that to do with Kobe?" - (ESPN screen shot photo) LAKERS JEANIE BUSS… DRAINING THE LAKERS SWAMP?

NBA - 2019

NBA NEWS - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver issued the following statement regarding the NBA and China: - October, 2019
One of the enduring strengths of the NBA is our diversity – of views, backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and religions. Twenty-five percent of NBA players were born outside of the United States and our colleagues work in league offices around the world, including in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Taipei - THIS DAY IN THE NBA

NBA NEWS - NBA Mexico City Games 2019 to Feature Record Four Teams - September, 2019
The Mavericks and Pistons will play on Thursday, Dec. 12 and the Spurs will take on the Suns on Saturday, Dec. 14. The games will mark the 29th and 30th games in Mexico since 1992, the most NBA games held in any country outside the United States and Canada

WNBA NEWS - Elena Delle Donne named 2019 WNBA Most Valuable Player - September, 2019
As the Mystics’ first MVP winner, Delle Donne joins five other WNBA players who have multiple MVP trophies. Lauren Jackson, Lisa Leslie and Sheryl Swoopes have all been named MVP three times, while Cynthia Cooper and Candace Parker have won the award twice each

WNBA NEWS - Mercury’s Leilani Mitchell named 2019 WNBA Most Improved Player - September, 2019
The 5-5 Mitchell averaged career highs of 12.8 points, 4.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 30.4 minutes in 32 games this season, making her most starts (27) since the 2011 season. Last season, she averaged 4.4 points, 2.3 assists and 1.4 rebounds in 14.9 minutes in 31 games for the Mercury

WNBA NEWS - Rookie of the Year Napheesa Collier headlines 2019 WNBA All-Rookie Team - September, 2019
Collier became the fourth player in WNBA history to record at least 400 points, 200 rebounds, 75 assists, 50 steals, 25 blocks and 25 three-pointers made in a season, joining Maya Moore, Tamika Catchings and Sheryl Swoopes

Sports Notes - VLADE DIVAC 2 BASKETBALL HALL of FAME WITH A MONKEY ON BACK - September, 2019
THE GO 4 THE JUGGLER MEDIA - When being interviewed by the scribes at the Basketball Hall of Fame event the media's procedure was to offer up a few softball questions and comments to Vlade Divac and then serve up the curve ball question that hit him in the juggler. That curve ball question was…. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE LAKERS TRADING YOU FOR KOBE BRYANT?

NBA NEWS - Basketball Africa League names John Manyo-Plange Vice President & Head of Strategy and Operations - August, 2019
Manyo-Plange has more than 20 years of experience in the NBA’s global operations and management and had been working in his previous role since May 2010 when he helped launch the NBA Africa office in Johannesburg, South Africa. Since then he has led many aspects of the NBA’s continued growth in Africa by helping secure marketing, media and consumer products partnerships.

NBA NEWS - NBA unveils 2019-20 game and national television schedules - August, 2019
In an effort to present national television games to the largest possible audience, the NBA worked closely with its teams and domestic broadcast partners to schedule earlier start times for doubleheaders. This season, 12 of TNT’s 31 doubleheaders and 22 of ESPN’s 36 doubleheaders will tip off at 7:30/10 p.m. ET or 7/9:30 p.m. ET instead of 8/10:30 p.m. ET.

NBA NEWS - Basketball Africa League Announces Seven Host Cities for Inaugural Season - July, 2019
Beginning in March 2020, the six cities will host a regular season that will feature 12 teams divided into two conferences, with each conference playing in three cities. The regular season will see the 12 teams play five games each for a total of 30 games

NBA News & China Buisness - NBA and Tencent Announce Five-year Partnership Expansion - July, 2019
Last season, 490 million fans in China watched NBA programming on Tencent’s platforms, nearly three times the number of fans who watched the NBA on Tencent during the 2014-15 season. 21 million fans in China watched Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals on Tencent, marking the most-watched NBA game ever on a digital platform in China

Sports Notes - CLIPPERS GET RIGHTEOUS with KAWHI LEONARD - July, 2019
The PAUL GEORGE DEAL MADE IT HAPPEN & LAKERS DISSED - The burden was heavy for Kawhi Leonard, to remain with the NBA champion Toronto Raptors or go. His options were narrowed down to returning to his home area. His choices were the LA Lakers with super stars LeBron James and Antonio Davis OR... the long time lowly regarded LA Clippers who had NO SUPER STARS but achieved a spectacular 48-34 season. They were the best team in LA this season with a band of gritty role players and young prospects that qualified for the playoffs. Leonard decided to focus on basketball and not play the Hollyweird game with the Lakers

NBA NEWS - NBA teams to host NBL teams in NBA preseason for third consecutive year - July, 2019
Three NBL teams, the Adelaide 36ers, Melbourne United and SKY Sport New Zealand Breakers, will play a total of five games against the L.A. Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder, Sacramento Kings and Utah Jazz, from Oct. 5-16 as part of the 2019 NBA preseason. The broadcast schedule in Australia and New Zealand will be announced at a later date

NBA NEWS - 16 INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS SELECTED IN NBA DRAFT - July, 2019
Reached fans in 215 countries and territories in 31 languages. Sixteen international players were selected eight in the first round and eight in the second round - A record eight former Basketball Without Borders (BWB) campers were drafted, surpassing the previous record of six set in 2011 and matched in 2016 and 2018

NBA NEWS - Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins NBA Most Valuable Player Award - June, 2019
Other Winners from 2019 NBA Awards - Hosted by Basketball Hall of Famer and entertainment icon Shaquille O’Neal, the third annual NBA Awards honored the league’s top performers from the 2018-19 regular season as well as legends Larry Bird and Magic Johnson and trailblazing Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts - THIS DAY IN THE NBA