UNLV’s budget cuts, made in response to the financial fallout from the COVID-19 crisis that has shut down athletic events throughout the country, were mostly in travel expenses.
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NBA comissioner Adam Silver said on a conference call that Las Vegas could host the league’s Western Conference playoffs, according to a report from Yahoo! Sports.
UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois appears to be a leading candidate at UCLA, according to a person close to the situation.
Aces center JiSu Park will sit out the 2020 WNBA season to train this summer in South Korea. The 21-year-old played sparingly in 2019, averaging 6.5 minutes in 25 games.
The Vegas Summer League has transformed from a six-team enterprise into a full-on basketball convention, complete with all 30 NBA teams and two packed arenas each day.
The decision to let point guard Nick Fleming go brings UNLV down to the maximum of 13 scholarships, making it unlikely any other roster moves will take place.
Former Mayor Oscar Goodman convinced the NBA to bring the All-Star Game to Las Vegas, but when the weekend was over, more than 400 people reportedly had been arrested.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA that accuses the men’s basketball program of committing a Level I violation with an improper recruiting offer and extra benefits and several Level II violations that accuse former Cardinals coach Rick Pitino of failing to promote an atmosphere of compliance.
Hall of Famer and now analyst Shaquille O’Neal said on his podcast that he has heard talk of an NBA team possibly moving to Las Vegas.
With rioting sparked by the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers accused of brutally beating Rodney King, the Lakers and Portland played at the Thomas & Mack Center.