NBA returns to China for 1st time since a rift distanced it from one of the sport's largest fanbases
Read full article: NBA returns to China for 1st time since a rift distanced it from one of the sport's largest fanbasesThe NBA is returning to China with preseason games between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns in Macao.
Celtics' Jrue Holiday wins NBA's social justice award, a week after winning sportsmanship award
Read full article: Celtics' Jrue Holiday wins NBA's social justice award, a week after winning sportsmanship awardJrue Holiday’s commitment to off-court work continues to be noticed and appreciated within the NBA.
Hawks win NBA lottery in year where there's no clear choice for No. 1 pick
Read full article: Hawks win NBA lottery in year where there's no clear choice for No. 1 pickThe Atlanta Hawks won the NBA draft lottery, landing the No. 1 pick and a potential cornerstone player in a year where there’s no clear-cut choice.
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GM expands board to 13 with Meg Whitman and NBA's Mark Tatum
Read full article: GM expands board to 13 with Meg Whitman and NBA's Mark TatumGeneral Motors expanded its board of directors to 13, appointing former Hewlett-Packard chief Whitman and NBA executive Mark Tatum effective Thursday, March 25, 2021. Seven of GMs directors are now women, including board chair and Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra, who in 2014 became the first woman to lead a major U.S. automaker. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)DETROIT – General Motors said Thursday that it has expanded its board to 13 members and appointed former Hewlett-Packard chief Meg Whitman and NBA executive Mark Tatum as directors. There has been an acknowledgment in the U.S. and abroad that white men are overrepresented on the boards of major corporations. Women hold 43.8% of the board seats at companies in France’s 40 biggest publicly traded companies, the U.K. panel said.
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Gov. DeSantis tells NBA Deputy Commissioner Florida is ready to host NBA games
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis tells NBA Deputy Commissioner Florida is ready to host NBA gamesTALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had a phone call at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday with NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum, according to his schedule. Governor DeSantis spoke this afternoon with NBA Deputy Commissioner and COO Mark Tatum regarding the possibility of hosting NBA games in Florida. That report came weeks after DeSantis said in May that he would welcome all professional sports to come to Florida. UFC has hosted several shows without fans in Jacksonville amid the coronavirus pandemic while WWE held pro wrestling shows without fans in Orlando.