query: who get paid the most in the nba 2018

pos: Highest-paid NBA players by season has earned on a 1 year contract, Jordan also holds the record for the second largest 1 year contract at $30,140,000 in the 1996-97 season. Kobe Bryant become just the second player to reach this milestone when the 2013–14 season began. LeBron James became the third in the 2016–17 season. Stephen Curry became the first player to eclipse $40-Million per year when he signed a record 5-year contract worth $201-Million in 2017, starting with $34,682,550 in the 2017-18 season and ending with the largest earnings in the 2021-22 season with a record payout of $45,780,966. Beginning in the 1984–85 NBA

neg: Highest-paid NBA players by season Highest-paid NBA players by season The highest-paid NBA players by season over the past twelve seasons have received contracts with salaries noted in the twenty-million-dollar range. In this twelve-year span, Kevin Garnett received $28,000,000, which was the highest salary payment of any NBA player, during the 2003–04 season. Garnett has been the highest-paid NBA player per year in seven of the past twelve NBA seasons. Michael Jordan was the first NBA player to sign a contract worth over thirty million dollars in a season. During the 1997–98 season, Jordan earned $33,140,000, which still stands as the most any NBA player

neg: Trevon Duval was projected to be a first round pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Following Duke's loss in the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, Duval announced his intention to forgo his final three seasons of collegiate eligibility and declare for the 2018 NBA Draft. On June 21, 2018, Duval did not get drafted by any team in the 2018 NBA draft. He was the first one-and-done player in Duke history to go undrafted. Afterwards, he signed with the Houston Rockets for the NBA Summer League. On July 24, Duval signed a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks, his contract will be

neg: Bill Russell the Syracuse Nationals, who were led by Dolph Schayes. In Russell's first NBA playoff game, he finished with 16 points and 31 rebounds, along with a reported 7 blocks. (At the time, blocks were not yet an officially registered statistic.) After the Celtics' 108–89 victory, Schayes quipped, "How much does that guy make a year? It would be to our advantage if we paid him off for five years to get away from us in the rest of this series." The Celtics swept the Nationals in three games to earn the franchise's first appearance in the NBA Finals. In the

neg: Los Angeles Ballers for the debut season. Their head coach, Doyle Balthazer, previously played alongside LaVar at West Los Angeles College. On July 9, 2018, LiAngelo Ball announced that he would play for the team, after going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft. The Ballers won the remainder of their games and claimed the JBA title for the 2018 season. On August 16, 2018, after the JBA season, former Los Angeles player Brandon Phillips alleged that the league only paid him one-third of what was promised. Phillips, who was cut in the middle of the season to make way for LiAngelo Ball, also

neg: 2018 NBA Awards 2018 NBA Awards The 2018 NBA Awards were the 2nd annual awards show by the National Basketball Association (NBA), held on June 25, 2018 at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California and hosted by Anthony Anderson. James Harden of the Houston Rockets was awarded the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. During the ceremony, it was revealed during "EJ's Neat-O Stat of the Night" that the cover athlete of NBA Live 19 will be Joel Embiid. The full list of finalists were announced on May 16, 2018 during the "TNT NBA Tip-Off" pre-game show and posted to Twitter. Winners are in

neg: NBA Countdown and halftime shows, including for the 2017 NBA Finals on ABC. As of February 2018, production of NBA Countdown was moved from ESPN’s studios in Los Angeles to ESPN’s Bristol, CT studios in the set used for the network’s NFL studio shows. In April the show once again relocated to a new studio at Pier 17 in New York as Michelle Beadle is the host of ESPN’s new morning show "Get Up!" which debuted on April 2, 2018. "Note: ABC's March 9, 2003 edition of NBA Shootaround took place at both Madison Square Garden in New York, with Mike Tirico

neg: Louisville Cardinals men's basketball 25 All American selections. 7 players received 8 consensus All-American selections. Louisville has honored the jerseys of 20 former players. Their numbers remain active. , Louisville has 67 1000-point career scorers, second only to North Carolina for most all time. The Cardinals have had 75 players taken in the NBA Draft, the most recent being Ray Spalding, who was chosen in the 2018 NBA Draft, and Donovan Mitchell, who was chosen in the 2017 NBA Draft. 30 former Cardinal players are playing professional basketball, with six of those currently playing in the NBA. Several other former players have played in

neg: Stephen Jackson of the NBA. Former Pacers executive Donnie Walsh, who was principally responsible for the Golden State trade, stated "I love Jack to death. He's emotional and he's going to get technicals. But that's just part of the package. He's a great team guy." During his 7-game suspension to begin the 2007–08 NBA season, Jackson donated a significant portion of his time towards community service in the Oakland area, organizing several events geared mainly towards children. Additionally, during a game against the Toronto Raptors, Jackson paid tribute to forward Matt Barnes and his ailing mother whom he had left to support

neg: 2018 NBA Awards boldface. Fan Awards nominees and categories were announced on the league's official website on April 18, 2018. Winners are in boldface. 2018 NBA Awards The 2018 NBA Awards were the 2nd annual awards show by the National Basketball Association (NBA), held on June 25, 2018 at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California and hosted by Anthony Anderson. James Harden of the Houston Rockets was awarded the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. During the ceremony, it was revealed during "EJ's Neat-O Stat of the Night" that the cover athlete of NBA Live 19 will be Joel Embiid. The full list of

neg: Luka Dončić We get a guy we think is franchise foundation piece." He signed his rookie contract with the Mavericks on July 9, 2018. Dončić did not play at the 2018 NBA Summer League due to his late buyout from Real Madrid. Before the 2018–19 season, ESPN considered him to be the favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. On September 29, Dončić made his preseason debut for Dallas, recording 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks against Chinese team Beijing Ducks. In his first preseason match-up against an NBA team on October 5, he scored 11 points as

neg: Dirk Nowitzki by playing in his 75th game of the season, the most by a player in his 20th season in the league. He had season-ending ankle surgery on April 5 after appearing in 77 of the first 78 games. On July 23, 2018, Nowitzki re-signed with the Mavericks for the 2018–19 season. With his season debut on December 13, 2018, he set the NBA record for the most seasons played at the same club (21), breaking a tie with Kobe Bryant, who spent 20 seasons with the Lakers. He also became the 5th player in NBA history to play 21 seasons,

neg: 2018 NBA Playoffs 2018 NBA Playoffs The 2018 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2017–18 season. The playoffs began on April 14, 2018 and ended on June 8 at the conclusion of the 2018 NBA Finals. Within each conference, the eight teams with the most wins qualify for the playoffs. The seedings are based on each team's record. Each conference's bracket is fixed; there is no reseeding. All rounds are best-of-seven series; the team that has four wins advances to the next round. All rounds, including the NBA Finals, are in a 2–2–1–1–1 format. Home court advantage in

neg: 2018 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals, while the Western Conference Finals will be televised by TNT. ABC will have exclusive television rights to the NBA Finals for the 16th consecutive year. 2018 NBA Playoffs The 2018 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2017–18 season. The playoffs began on April 14, 2018 and ended on June 8 at the conclusion of the 2018 NBA Finals. Within each conference, the eight teams with the most wins qualify for the playoffs. The seedings are based on each team's record. Each conference's bracket is fixed; there is no reseeding. All rounds are

neg: 2018 NBA draft 2017, but would not be implemented until the 2019 draft. It was also considered the final year where undrafted college underclassmen were forced to begin their professional careers early; on August 8, 2018, the NCAA announced that players who declared for the NBA draft and were not selected would have the opportunity to return to their school for at least another year. With the last year of what was, at the time, the most recent lottery system (with the NBA draft lottery being held in Chicago instead of in New York), the Phoenix Suns won the first overall pick on

neg: Chalmette High School Kentucky University before deciding to simply train for the 2018 NBA Draft. He was selected with the 36th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks A modernist, pillared cultural arts building opened at Chalmette High School in 2011. Clad in brick, stainless steel panels and cement plaster, and complete with a glass atrium lobby, the $28.7 million building on East Judge Perez Drive features a 420-seat theater as its centerpiece. It was paid for through FEMA and Community Development Block Grant funds and private donations. Designed by Waggonner & Ball Architects of New Orleans and constructed

neg: Earl Strom year, Pollack noted how many times the home or visiting team was victorious and who were the officials working the game. Strom had the highest percentage of road team victories among NBA referees at 42.9 percent. This was the result of Strom refusing to favor the home team and letting the fans sway his decisions. When Strom started his career in the NBA, he felt the most important aspect was to "get the play right". Instead of selling a bad call, he felt that officials should admit their mistake, and get the call right. To get plays called correctly, he

neg: Indiana Pacers with team. Points scored (regular season) (as of the end of the 2017–18 season) Other statistics (regular season) (as of July 23, 2018) NBA Defensive Player of the Year NBA Rookie of the Year NBA Sixth Man of the Year NBA Most Improved Player of the Year NBA Coach of the Year NBA Executive of the Year J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award All-NBA Second Team All-NBA Third Team NBA All-Defensive First Team NBA All-Defensive Second Team NBA All-Rookie First Team NBA All-Rookie Second Team ABA Most Valuable Player Award ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player ABA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player

neg: Laura Ingraham American citizenship is a privilege, and one that at a minimum requires respect for the rule of law and loyalty to our constitution." In October 2018, Ingraham urged her audience to vote Republican in the upcoming midterm elections, saying that Democrats "want to replace you, the American voters, with newly amnestied citizens and an ever-increasing number of chain migrants." In February 2018, Ingraham was criticized for making dismissive comments that NBA players LeBron James and Kevin Durant should not opine on politics. Ingraham stated, "It's always unwise to seek political advice from someone who gets paid $100 million a year

neg: Bob Cousy center who could get easy rebounds, initiate fast breaks and close out games. Before the 1956–57 NBA season, Auerbach drafted two future Hall-of-Famers: forward Tom Heinsohn, and defensive center Bill Russell. Powered by these new players, the Celtics went 44–28 in the regular season, and Cousy averaged 20.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and a league-leading 7.5 assists, earning his first NBA Most Valuable Player Award; he also won his second NBA All-Star Game MVP award. The Celtics reached the 1957 NBA Finals, and powered by Cousy on offense and rugged center Russell on defense, they beat the Hawks 4–3, who were

neg: Jerry Reinsdorf employer of the highest paid Major League Baseball player and highest paid professional basketball player (Jordan) at the same time. Reinsdorf had just re-signed Jordan after the 1995–96 NBA season. However, Jordan had been underpaid most of his career, and Reinsdorf, who did not feel he could justify the $30 million salary from a business standpoint, immediately realized he was going to soon feel buyer's remorse. Even his most successful baseball team was not highly paid: when the White Sox won the 2005 World Series, Reinsdorf had the 13th highest payroll of the 30 Major League Baseball teams. After Reinsdorf

neg: Alize Johnson Adidas Nations basketball camp with the likes of Michael Porter Jr. and other top level NBA talent. Johnson was named Most Valuable Player in the camp over these players and thus improved his draft stock and multiple NBA teams took notice. Mock drafts had Johnson in the middle to late first round and others beginning of the second round prior to the season. On June 21, 2018, Johnson was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the 50th pick in the 2018 NBA draft. On July 6, 2018 Johnson made his debut for the Pacers at the 2018 NBA Summer League

neg: Anfernee Simons of Florida. In January 2018, he then said that he was "most likely" going to bypass college and enter the 2018 NBA Draft, albeit without hiring an agent. In March 2018 he confirmed his decision, and later removed his name from the 2018 Nike Hoop Summit and Jordan Brand Classic. On March 20, 2018, ESPN ranked him as the 19th likeliest draft pick overall. Simons was later named one of the 69 players invited to the 2018 NBA Draft Combine that year. Simons was selected 24th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2018 NBA draft. He would be

neg: LiAngelo Ball loss to Nevėžis Kėdainiai. On March 27, 2018, Ball's handlers announced his intention to enter the 2018 NBA draft, for which most experts believed that he was a long shot to be selected. Later in the day, at an exhibition game, Ball scored 72 points with 11 rebounds as his team won, 159–115, over a youth squad for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Shortly after, however, SB Nation criticized the low level of competition and lack of defense in the game, viewing it as an attempt to "get LiAngelo buzz" after his draft entry. On

neg: ABA–NBA merger most of the 1990s and early 2000s, the Nuggets recovered and made the playoffs ten years in a row from 2004 to 2013, though to date they are the only former ABA team to have never played in the NBA Finals. The Spurs, who could never get past the first round of the ABA playoffs before the merger, won NBA division titles in five of their first six NBA seasons. This was in spite of the financial and draft penalties imposed on the team. The Spurs then went through a period of decline in the late 1980s, but rebounded in

neg: 2018–19 NBA G League season 2018–19 NBA G League season The 2018–19 NBA G League season is the 18th season of the NBA G League, the official minor league basketball organization owned by the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league expanded by one team, the Capital City Go-Go owned by the Washington Wizards, to have 27 teams for the season. There were three relocations, with two of them within the team's existing market. The most significant relocation was that of the Reno Bighorns, which were moved by their parent club, the Sacramento Kings, to Stockton, California and renamed the Stockton Kings. One of the in-market

neg: 2018 NBA All-Star Game 2018 NBA All-Star Game The 2018 NBA All-Star Game was the 67th edition of an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 18, 2018. It was held at Staples Center in Los Angeles, home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. It was the sixth time that Los Angeles had hosted the All-Star Game and the first time since 2011. Team LeBron won against Team Stephen 148-145. The MVP of the game was LeBron James, scoring 29 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, winning his third NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. The game was televised

neg: Miami Heat the 2017–18 season) Other statistics (regular season) (as of July 20, 2018) NBA Most Valuable Player NBA Finals MVP NBA Scoring Champion NBA Defensive Player of the Year NBA Most Improved Player Award Best NBA Player ESPY Award NBA Coach of the Year NBA Executive of the Year J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award NBA Community Assist Award All-NBA First Team All-NBA Second Team All-NBA Third Team NBA All-Defensive First Team NBA All-Defensive Second Team NBA All-Rookie First Team NBA All-Rookie Second Team Season-long NBA Community Assist Award NBA All-Star selections NBA All-Star Game head

neg: 2018–19 NBA G League season director at Vanderbilt University. He was replaced by Shareef Abdur-Rahim. x – qualified for playoffs; y – Division champion; z – Conference champion 2018–19 NBA G League season The 2018–19 NBA G League season is the 18th season of the NBA G League, the official minor league basketball organization owned by the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league expanded by one team, the Capital City Go-Go owned by the Washington Wizards, to have 27 teams for the season. There were three relocations, with two of them within the team's existing market. The most significant relocation was that of the Reno

neg: Washington Wizards from trades with other teams. Notes: Notes: Bold denotes still active with team. "Italic" denotes still active but not with team. Points scored (regular season) (as of the end of the 2017–18 season) Other statistics (regular season) (as of July 27, 2018) NBA Most Valuable Player NBA Finals MVP NBA Rookie of the Year NBA Most Improved Player NBA Coach of the Year NBA Executive of the Year J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award NBA Community Assist Award All-NBA First Team All-NBA Second Team All-NBA Third Team NBA All-Defensive First Team NBA All-Defensive Second Team NBA All-Rookie First Team NBA All-Rookie

neg: David Lockton of skill are legal in all 50 states, and paid entry games are legal in 36 states. The Company launched its Alpha test in 2015, Beta test in 2016 and Paid Entry games in 2017. As of January 2018, the Company has raised $23 million to develop and market the only platform for two-screen games of skill in the U.S. The Company’s business segments are fully protected by 54 foundational patents granted to Lockton and assigned to WinView. For more information, please visit www.winviewgames.com. In November 2018, WinView partnered with NBA all-star Blake Griffin for a series of marketing spots.

neg: Hitman 2 (2018 video game) game was announced on 7 June 2018 during a livestream by WB Games. "Hitman 2" was released on 13 November 2018, although those who have pre-ordered the game's gold edition or collector's edition gain access to the game four days early: on 9 November. Unlike its predecessor, "Hitman 2" is not episodic. The game has two paid expansions following its release, adding locations, missions, sniper maps, outfits, and weapons. Gold edition owners get both expansions at no cost while silver edition owners get only the first expansion for free. "Hitman 2" received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

neg: Wilt Chamberlain Bob Lanier was asked about the most memorable moment of his career, Lanier answered: "When Wilt Chamberlain lifted me up and moved me like a coffee cup so he could get a favorable position." Wilt Chamberlain was the first big earner of basketball: immediately becoming the highest paid player upon entering the NBA, he was basketball's first player to earn at least $100,000 a year, and earned an unprecedented $1.5 million during his Lakers years. As a Philadelphia 76er, he could afford to rent a New York apartment and commute to Philadelphia. In addition, he would often stay out late

neg: Omar Raja had 102 million interactions, the eighth-most for Instagram. In July 2018, the account had over 10 million followers. In October 2018, "Esquire" reported that House of Highlights would get about 700 million video views a month during the NBA season, with 10,000 new followers daily. Under Bleacher Report, House of Highlights has gathered sponsors and expanded its content. The first sponsor was Lexus in 2016, where he produced about 7-10 videos highlighting some of the user-submitted content. He also created content for Nike, Jordan Brand, and Adidas. He produced a set of videos for Under Armour's "The Curry Challenge" where

neg: Highest-paid NBA players by season team to sign their first-round draft pick to a contract based upon a scale previously set forth by the NBA. Another option for teams would be to assign players to a league-assigned minimum salary contract for a maximum of two years. According to 2010–11 NBA season game performance, the league's best players were not its highest-paid players. Each year there are ten players selected to one of the two All-NBA Teams. Out of those ten players chosen that year, Kobe Bryant was the only player that was also among the game's ten highest-paid during the 2010–11 NBA season. Highest-paid NBA

neg: Expansion of the National Basketball Association Canada. In the following table it shows current NBA teams that are participating in the 2018–19 NBA season, in which city they are located, when the club was founded, joined the NBA, number of times relocated and times the franchise name has changed. Notes: Expansion of the National Basketball Association The expansion of the National Basketball Association has happened several times in the league's history since it began play in 1946. Some of the most recent examples of the expansion of the NBA are the Charlotte Hornets in 1988, Miami Heat in 1989, Vancouver Grizzlies in 1995 (who later relocated

neg: Lorenzo Brown Raptors and their G League affiliate, the Raptors 905. He also became the first player who previously had NBA experience to sign a two-way contract with an NBA team. He won the NBA G League Most Valuable Player Award for the season with Raptors 905. Prior to the close of the season, Brown's contract was upgraded to a standard deal. On July 20, 2018, the Toronto Raptors announced that they had re-signed Brown. Lorenzo Brown Lorenzo Brown (born August 26, 1990) is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Toronto Raptors. He played college

neg: 2018 NBA draft the NBA draft lottery to upgrade draft odds for teams in the lower regions of the NBA. Starting in 2019 onward, the newer updated draft lottery will give the bottom 3 teams equal odds for the No. 1 pick, while some of the teams higher up the NBA draft would get an increased chance for a top-four pick instead of a top-three pick like in this year, thus hoping to discourage teams from potentially losing games on purpose for higher draft picks (and potentially better talent in the process). There were also two tiebreakers involved for lottery odds this season;

neg: NBA draft lottery enter in the draft lottery. These 14 teams were ranked in reverse order of their regular season record and assigned the following number of chances, up to 2018: The following table listed the odds for each seed to get specific picks if there were no ties (rounded to three decimal places). Beginning with the 2019 draft, the NBA will change the lottery odds as follows: The following table lists the odds for each seed to get specific picks, beginning with the 2019 draft, if there were no ties (rounded to three decimal places). In the event that teams finish with

neg: Dale Brown (basketball) It was during these years that the "Master Motivator" label backfired on him. By the end of the 1992 season, Brown was now known as a coach who could get the most out of his least talented teams, but didn't get the best results with NBA caliber talent. However, four of these stars left school early to play pro ball, so that assumption is not totally fair. Chris Jackson, Stanley Roberts and Vernel Singleton came to LSU in 1988–1989 (Roberts was not eligible to play that season.) Shaquille O'Neal and Maurice Williamson (son of former NBA and ABA star John

neg: History of the Los Angeles Lakers Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye and the 25th overall selection in the 2018 NBA draft. That draft pick was used to select center Moritz Wagner from Michigan during the 2018 NBA draft. On July 9, 2018, the Lakers signed LeBron James to a 4-year, $154 million contract. http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/24052129/official-lakers-announce-lebron-james-signed History of the Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers franchise has a long and storied history, predating the formation of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Founded in 1947, the Lakers are one of the NBA's most famous and

neg: Championship Bull Riding in the championship round. The winner of the event would get paid a minimum of $10,000. When the regular season ended, the top 35 riders in the world standings (combining Road to Cheyenne Tour and Horizon Series points) would qualify for the CBR world finals event. The rider who won the most points throughout the whole season was crowned the CBR World Champion. From 2010 to 2018, CBR awarded its annual world champion a $100,000 bonus, and from 2013 to 2017, the winning rider of the world finals event average was awarded $50,000. • Mike White was also the 1999

neg: George King (basketball, born 1994) Game, a showcase for senior professional prospects. King scored 21 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in the game, earning Most Outstanding Player honors for the East squad. King then moved to the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, another pre-draft camp, where he averaged 18 points and 7.7 rebounds, earning all-tournament honors. King’s standout performances resulted in an invitation to the 2018 NBA Draft Combine. On June 21, 2018, King was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 59th pick of the 2018 NBA draft. Ten days later, he was announced as one of the players for the Suns' 2018 NBA Summer League

neg: 2017–18 NBA season 2017–18 NBA season The 2017–18 NBA season was the 72nd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 17, 2017, earlier than previous seasons to reduce the number of "back-to-back" games teams were scheduled to play, with the 2017 Eastern Conference champion (and Finals runner–up) Cleveland Cavaliers hosting a game against the Boston Celtics at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The 2018 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 18, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. The

neg: 2018 EuroLeague Final Four during the regular season, as Sergio Llull, Ognjen Kuzmić and Rudy Fernández missed most of the games. As a five-seed, the team beat Panathinaikos in a controversial quarterfinal series, 1–3. The star player for Madrid during the season was Luka Dončić, who led the league in Performance Index Rating (PIR), and was later a top-three pick in the 2018 NBA draft. Dončić's games during the Final Four were televised in the United States, by NBA TV. In the 2017–18 ACB season, Real Madrid was the number one seed. In the regular season, Žalgiris qualified as the sixth seed. Žalgiris won

neg: Stan Van Gundy the Orlando Magic. He returned to being an analyst in September 2018, now working with ESPN. He is also teaching a sports business course at Stetson University. ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Career ! 907||523||384|||| ||91||48||43|||| Stan Van Gundy Stanley Alan Van Gundy (born August 26, 1959) is an American former professional basketball coach and current NBA analyst who most recently served as the head coach and president of basketball operations for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2014 to 2018. From 2003 to 2005, he was the head coach of the Miami Heat but resigned in 2005 mid-season,

neg: Get Up! (TV program) to 233,000 the next day. Get Up! (TV program) Get Up! is an American sports talk morning television program hosted by Mike Greenberg that airs weekdays on ESPN. Greenberg is joined by Jalen Rose and several rotating guest hosts. Michelle Beadle was one of the original hosts with Greenberg and Rose, but decided to leave the program in September 2018 to devote more time to ESPN's NBA coverage. It premiered on April 2, 2018. The program features news, opinion and analysis from the hosts and guests. It airs live weekdays from 8 am–10 am ET with reruns from 10 am–12

neg: Get Up! (TV program) Get Up! (TV program) Get Up! is an American sports talk morning television program hosted by Mike Greenberg that airs weekdays on ESPN. Greenberg is joined by Jalen Rose and several rotating guest hosts. Michelle Beadle was one of the original hosts with Greenberg and Rose, but decided to leave the program in September 2018 to devote more time to ESPN's NBA coverage. It premiered on April 2, 2018. The program features news, opinion and analysis from the hosts and guests. It airs live weekdays from 8 am–10 am ET with reruns from 10 am–12 pm ET on ESPN2, and

neg: Motiv8 (J. Cole song) sound effect to it.” The song was featured in the official 2018 NBA Playoffs and the NBA Finals promotion for ESPN. Upon its first week of release, "Motiv8" debuted at number 15 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100. Motiv8 (J. Cole song) "Motiv8" (pronounced "Motivate") is a song by American rapper J. Cole, released on April 20, 2018 from his fifth studio album, "KOD". The song contains an uncredited sample from "Knuck If You Buck", performed by Crime Mob; and excerpts from "Get Money", as written by Roy Ayers, James Bedford, Lamont Porter, Sylvia Striplin and Chris Wallace, and performed

neg: Shawne Williams Jessica Dime. In 2018 they welcomed a daughter named Blessing Briel Williams. Shawne Williams Shawne Brian Williams (born February 16, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Iowa Wolves in the NBA G League. He was selected 17th overall in the 2006 NBA draft out of the University of Memphis by the Indiana Pacers. After beginning his career with the Pacers, he has played with several NBA teams. He has also played in China. Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Williams was listed as the No. 5 shooting guard and the No. 15 player

neg: 2005 NBA draft As of 2016, the only players to have declared for the NBA draft straight out of high school ever since these restrictions took place were Satnam Singh Bhamara (2015) ,Thon Maker (2016) , and Anfernee Simons (2018). This draft is notable for a most recent draft pick from an NAIA (and non-NCAA) school in any round (that pick is Robert Whaley, the 51st pick from Walsh University, which is now in NCAA Division II). These players who declared or were automatically eligible for the 2005 draft, were not selected but have played in the NBA. The following trades involving drafted

neg: Kaiser Gates with most coming in the first half of the season. After the season, Gates declared for the NBA draft and hired an agent, thus forgoing his senior season at Xavier. He finished his career with 533 points. After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft, Gates signed with the Chicago Bulls for NBA Summer League play. He averaged 6.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per game in three games. Gates signed a training camp contract with the Bulls on September 14, 2018. He was waived by the Bulls on October 12, 2018. Gates was added to the training camp roster of

neg: Mohamed Bamba that was previously held by current Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. At a private workout, Bamba reportedly ran faster than most of the NBA, including MVP Russell Westbrook, since he had a 3.04 3/4 court sprint. Bamba refused to work out with the Memphis Grizzlies before the draft, and told them not to draft him. On June 21, 2018, Bamba was selected with the sixth overall pick by the Orlando Magic in the 2018 NBA draft. On July 3, 2018, Bamba officially signed a rookie scale contract with the Magic. Bamba played in his first NBA game during the preseason

neg: Workers' compensation (United States) liable. If a workers' compensation claim is denied, for example because an employer or employee fail to follow proper procedures when reporting the injury or if the insurance company does not believe the claim, the injured worker may appeal the denial. In most states, workers compensation claims are handled by administrative law judges, who often act as triers of fact. According to one 2018 study, 70% of denied claims are ultimately paid. Some employers and insurance companies vigorously contest employee claims for workers' compensation payments. Injured workers may be able to get help with their claims from state agencies or

neg: Work–life balance didn’t have plans to take a vacation. They decided to stay at work and use their vacation time to get caught up on their increased workloads. More recently, 2018 research from Project: Time Off indicates 52% of employees reported having unused vacation days at the end of 2017. This equates to 705 million unused vacation days in the US annually. American workers are legally not entitled to any paid holidays. However, most employers will give the 10 days off of national holidays. This is one of the lowest paid holidays total in the world. Brazil has a total of 41

neg: NBA 2K19 is featured on the cover in Australia and New Zealand. "NBA 2K19" was released on September 11, 2018 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. It received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised the gameplay and some calling it the best installment of the series, while its emphasis on microtransactions was universally criticized. The career mode storyline also features authentic CBA commentary in Mandarin Chinese, a first of the series. "NBA 2K19" was officially announced on June 5, 2018 and released on September 11, 2018; players who pre-ordered the 20th Anniversary Edition of the game received

neg: Tilman Fertitta an NBA record $2.2 billion. On October 6, 2017 Fertitta was approved by the NBA to own the Houston Rockets. Fertitta paid for the Rockets by selling $1.415 billion worth of bonds. By buying the Houston Rockets he also became the owner of Clutch Gaming, a professional eSports organisation focused on League of Legends. Fertitta partnered with Richard Handler and announced a special-purpose acquisition company. The company would be called Landcadia, a word mix between Fertitta's "Landry's" and Handler's "Leucadia". The company plans to raise as much as $300 million in initial public offering. On May 16, 2018, Fertitta announced

neg: Pete McTighe the final years of the range. In 2018 he became Content Consultant for the "Doctor Who" classic Blu-ray range and also wrote the booklets that accompany each box set. In August 2018, McTighe was announced as one of the writers for the eleventh series of "Doctor Who"; his episode is the seventh in the series, titled "Kerblam!". The BBC press release quoted him as saying, "My entire television career has quite literally been an elaborate plan to get to write "Doctor Who" – and no one is more shocked than me that it paid off. I've been having the time

neg: Dirk Nowitzki West for the sixth-most free throws in NBA history at 7,160. Four days later, in a 107–101 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, Nowitzki passed West with his 7,161st career free throw made in the second quarter, taking sole possession of sixth in NBA history. On February 5, 2018, in a 104–101 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Nowitzki became the sixth player in NBA history to reach 50,000 career minutes. On February 28, 2018, in a 111–110 overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Nowitzki reached 31,000 career points. On March 4, 2018, in a 126–109 loss to

neg: Ding Yanyuhang Ding Yanyuhang Ding Yanyuhang ( ; born August 20, 1993) is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. Ding was named the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) All-Star Game Most Valuable Player in 2017. He was also named the CBA's regular season Domestic Most Valuable Player in 2017 and 2018. In 2017, Ding played with the Dallas Mavericks in the 2017 NBA Summer League in Orlando, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada. On July 23, 2018, Ding signed a contract with the Mavericks. He was waived on October 10, 2018. Ding was then added to

neg: Ice hockey at the Olympic Games Games starting in 1988. The NHL decided not to allow all players to participate in 1988, 1992, 1994 and 2018 because the Winter Olympics typically occur in February, during the league's regular season. To allow participation, the NHL would have been forced to take a break in its schedule. In 1992, National Basketball Association (NBA) players participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics. The American "Dream Team" dominated the tournament, and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman (an NBA executive in 1992) commented that the "[NBA]'s worldwide awareness grew dramatically". He hoped that NHL participation would "get exposure like the world has never

neg: Stan Van Gundy Stan Van Gundy Stanley Alan Van Gundy (born August 26, 1959) is an American former professional basketball coach and current NBA analyst who most recently served as the head coach and president of basketball operations for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2014 to 2018. From 2003 to 2005, he was the head coach of the Miami Heat but resigned in 2005 mid-season, turning the job over to Pat Riley. Van Gundy then coached the Orlando Magic for five seasons from 2007 to 2012, leading them to the 2009 NBA Finals. He is the brother of

neg: LeBron James As a result of James's endorsement money and NBA salary, he has been listed as one of the world's highest-paid athletes. In 2013, he surpassed Kobe Bryant as the highest paid basketball player in the world, with earnings of $56.5 million. In 2014, James realized a profit of more than $30 million as part of Apple's acquisition of Beats Electronics; he had originally struck a deal to get a small stake in the company at its inception in exchange for promoting its headphones. In 2015, he was ranked the sixth highest earning sportsperson, and third highest in 2016 (after Cristiano

neg: Stephen Curry seem more attainable for younger fans of the NBA. Curry's jersey was the top seller in the NBA for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 NBA seasons. ESPN has ranked Curry among the most famous international athletes, while "Forbes" has ranked him among the world's highest-paid celebrities for his endorsements. Monte Poole of NBC Sports found Curry to be "the most human of superstars," with a childlike aura to him when he plays with success. His fanbase ranges from very young children to the elderly, and casual or committed fans enjoy his style of play. Poole stated that "the joy factor exponentially

neg: Toronto Transit Commission fares the fare is paid. Transfers are proofs-of-payment and allow riders to switch between most routes without paying additional fares. Fares paid by cash are the most expensive. Fares paid in tickets or tokens are slightly discounted from the cash fares. Since early 2018, those who qualify as low-income or who have a disability are eligible for the Fair Pass program, where they receive a Presto card and pay $2.00 per fare instead of the usual $3.00 for adults. , Presto card holders who pay single fares using their card balance are automatically entitled to a two-hour time-based transfer. After paying

neg: WDAZ-TV a result, ABC's overnight news program, "World News Now", is not broadcast. It goes off the air at 3:43 a.m. and signs on again at 4:27 a.m. to broadcast "America This Morning". The stations also pre-empt the network's NBA pre-game show "NBA Countdown" to carry paid programming. WDAZ previously broadcast a weekly political talk show called "Agenda", which was primarily on local and regional issues. WDAZ began airing a 4:00 p.m. newscast shared with WDAY on September 11, 2017. On November 30, 2018, it was announced that WDAZ would merge its news department with that of WDAY, resulting in the

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NBA All-Star Celebrity Game of the WNBA. The game ended up being the second most lopsided game in Celebrity Game history to date. The East Team's 88 points were the most ever scored by one team, and their 29-point margin of victory was the second largest ever. Even though last year's MVP and the East Team player Win Butler scored 22 points and 11 rebounds, his teammate Brandon Armstrong won the 2017 All-Star Celebrity Game MVP award with 16 points and 15 rebounds.

 The 2018 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game presented by Ruffles was played on Friday, February 16, 2018 at

neg: Where's the Drop? added, for the day earlier, March 31, 2018. On March 7, 2018, Zimmerman announced the release of the album, claiming its release on his label, Mau5trap, exclusively on the music streaming service Tidal. This caused initial controversy among fans, who disputed the album's exclusive release. In response, Zimmerman stated that "Tidal has an exclusive right to stream the music for a period of exclusivity", commenting that "hundreds of humans who need to all get paid worked on this". In an interview with "Variety", Zimmerman stated that "this album wouldn't even be if it weren't for [Tidal]. This is what enabled

neg: NBA salary cap bonus is paid if the player is waived by his NBA team, signs with the G League, is assigned to that NBA team's G League affiliate, and remains with the affiliate at least 60 days. The bonus is not counted against the salary cap, but is counted in overall league salaries. Each NBA team is limited to six active contracts that contain Exhibit 10 at any given time. Perhaps the most well-known of the NBA's salary cap exceptions is the Larry Bird exception, so named because the Boston Celtics were the first team permitted to exceed the salary cap to

neg: NBA fines every time he gets fined, he matches that amount and donates it to a charity of his choice. As one of the world's highest-paid group of athletes, an NBA player's average salary is $4,001,760, and some contracts are worth over $10 million. The average fine in the 2015-2016 season, for the 246 players who been fined total an amount of $5,463,829, with an average of $22,210 The impact to NBA players is approximately $150 to a person who makes $30,000 annually. The NBA says that it allocates fine money to charity, although it is the only professional sports organization that

neg: Melo Trimble joined the Iowa Wolves in the NBA G League as an affiliate player. In July 2018, Trimble played for the Chicago Bulls in the 2018 NBA Summer League. On August 9, 2018, he signed with the Cairns Taipans for the 2018–19 NBL season. In his debut for the Taipans on October 13, 2018, Trimble scored 32 points in an 88–70 win over the Brisbane Bullets, setting the most points scored by a Taipans player on debut. Trimble represented the United States national team at the 2015 Pan American Games, where he won a bronze medal. Melo Trimble Romelo Delante Trimble

neg: 2018–19 Toronto Raptors season as he was traded, along with Jakob Poeltl and a protected 2019 first-round draft pick, to the San Antonio Spurs for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green. The Raptors did not have a pick in the 2018 NBA draft. They had previously traded their selections to the Brooklyn Nets, who ended up drafting Džanan Musa, and to the Phoenix Suns, who ended up drafting George King. "(* game decided in overtime)" 2018–19 Toronto Raptors season The 2018–19 Toronto Raptors season is the 24th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On May 11, 2018, the Raptors fired Dwane

neg: NBA 2K League League championship. For the inaugural season, the qualifying stage was open to anyone who was 18+ years old and owned "NBA 2K18" on either Playstation 4 or Xbox One. To qualify, players had to win 50 games in "NBA 2K18"'s Pro-Am mode and submit an application following this requirement between January 1–31, 2018. Following that, the players who qualified participated in a combine that ran from February 2–February 21, 2018. The top 102 players out of the 72,000 who qualified were then drafted on April 4. The inaugural season lasted for 17 weeks, beginning with the tip-off tournament from May

neg: Continental Basketball Association the Eastern League alive, as an influx of players from defunct ABA teams joined the league. In 1979, the NBA signed four players from the newly renamed CBA. The CBA, receiving no compensation from the NBA for these signings, filed a lawsuit against the NBA. The suit was settled and in exchange for the right to sign any player at any time, the NBA paid the CBA $115,000; it also paid the CBA $80,000 to help develop NBA referees at CBA games. NBA/CBA relations grew tense again in 1982, when the CBA added the Detroit Spirits franchise to their league

neg: Steve Kerr Dallas Mavericks, Kerr broke the NBA record for the most regular-season wins for a rookie coach. The Warriors went on to win the 2015 NBA Finals, making Kerr the first rookie coach to win a championship since Pat Riley in the 1982 NBA Finals. On April 13, 2016, the Warriors broke the record for the most wins in an NBA season, breaking a record previously held by Kerr's 1995–96 Chicago Bulls. The Warriors returned to the Finals for three straight years, losing in 2016 and winning again in 2017 and 2018. Kerr was born in Beirut, Lebanon to Malcolm H.

neg: James Harden joining the Rockets, he became one of the NBA's most prolific scorers and earned recognition as the best shooting guard in the NBA, as well as one of the top overall players in the league. Harden was named the NBA Most Valuable Player in 2018. He is a six-time NBA All-Star, and has earned All-NBA Team honors five times, including four times to the first team. Harden is a two-time member of the United States national basketball team, winning gold medals in both the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2014 FIBA World Cup. Harden attended Artesia High School in Lakewood, California.

neg: NBA draft a sophomore from Georgetown. In the 2018 NBA draft, the Phoenix Suns selected Bahamian Center DeAndre Ayton as their first ever #1 selection, with Ayton being the second Bahamian taken at #1 behind Mychal Thompson. Some of the most noted NBA draft years are 1984, 1996, and 2003. Each of those is often referred to as one of, if not the, best NBA draft ever. The 2003 NBA draft is now considered the best draft in the last 15 years, with superstars such as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh headlined. The 2000 NBA draft has been

neg: NBA TV programming (except for FIBA events and highlights), but largely airs a different lineup of games than the U.S. channel. NBA TV International shows one or two games per day, with the exception of NBA playoff (except 1st and 2nd rounds of the playoffs) including conference finals and the NBA Finals and most nationally televised U.S. games (such as those seen on ABC, TNT, ESPN and US feed of NBA TV); the rights to those games are instead sold to domestic television networks in each territory. As of 2018, NBA TV International can be seen in 40 countries via the following

neg: Justin Jackson (basketball, born 1997) the Denver Nuggets with the 43rd overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft. He was subsequently traded to the Orlando Magic. On October 23, 2018, Jackson was included in the training camp roster of the Lakeland Magic. Justin Jackson (basketball, born 1997) Justin Jackson (born February 18, 1997) is a Canadian professional basketball player who plays for Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins. He was selected in the second round of the 2018 NBA draft. Born in East York, Toronto, Jackson attended Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada. In his junior year,

neg: Shoe phone sports shoe that included a (corded) phone. The company began a television campaign to promote a special deal whereby consumers who subscribed to their magazine received a free Sneaker Phone. NBA player Shaquille O'Neal showed off his shoe phone in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game. Shoe phone A shoe phone is a shoe that has a telephone within it. Though there is no specific evidence that spies or those involved in espionage actually used shoe phones, they were popularised by fictional spies in television shows, most notably the television series "Get Smart". Modern mobile phone technology has allowed for the

neg: Tyler Nelson (basketball) point in a 83-79 win over Marist. He had 32 points in a win over Quinnipiac on February 17. As a senior, he averaged 22.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. He earned First Team All-MAAC honors for the second straight season. He finished his career with 2,172 points, the most in school history. After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft, Nelson was signed by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA Summer League and appeared in three games, averaging 1.3 points per game. Nelson was selected with the third overall pick of the 2018 NBA G League

neg: Tony Parker 18 minutes in his second game back. During the 2011 NBA lockout, Parker signed with ASVEL, the French basketball team in which he owns a stake. Parker's salary was about $2,000 a month. He was quoted as saying, "I'll be playing nearly for free." He also paid his own insurance, which reportedly cost $250,000 for three months. On 23 July 2018, Parker signed with the Charlotte Hornets. He made his debut as a Hornets player on 17 October 2018, recording 8 points on 4/8 shooting, 7 assists, and 3 rebounds while coming off of the bench in 19 minutes of

neg: Jalen Brunson and "Sporting News" Player of the Year. Brunson was a second-team Academic All-America selection. Brunson was named Most Outstanding Player of the East Region and was joined on the East Region All-tournament team by Omari Spellman and Eric Paschall. Villanova won the National Championship Game of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Following his junior season, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft and hired an agent. On June 21, 2018, the Dallas Mavericks drafted Brunson with the 33rd overall pick. He was the fourth and final Villanova player to be selected in the 2018 NBA draft. Brunson did not

neg: Jon Scheyer that in the end was awarded to Ohio State's Evan Turner. Doug Gottlieb of ESPN opined in early January 2010 that Scheyer "is probably not an NBA player, but his Jewish faith allows him to get an Israeli passport, and he would be a highly coveted player for a team like Maccabi Tel Aviv." David Thorpe, ESPN's resident expert on NBA rookies and noted trainer of NBA prospects, differed with Gottlieb. He noted most NBA teams would benefit by having Scheyer on their team as a sixth man. Chad Ford, ESPN's draft expert, rated Scheyer within the top-60 NBA prospects.

neg: Long Island Rail Road At the time of the report, express bus riders from Southeast Queens had some of the longest commutes in the city, with their commutes being 96 minutes long, yet they paid a premium fare of $6.50. Riders who take the dollar van to the subway paid $4.75 to get to Manhattan in 65 minutes; riders who only took the bus and subway paid $2.75 to get to Manhattan in 86 minutes; and riders who took the LIRR paid $10 to get to Manhattan in 35 minutes. Unlike the CityTicket, the Freedom Ticket would be valid for off-peak and multidirectional travel;

neg: 2017–18 NBA season the game 114−103. The 2018 NBA Playoffs began on Saturday, April 14, 2018, ESPN aired the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals and TNT aired the 2018 Western Conference Finals. For the first time since 1979 both Conference Finals series went to a deciding Game 7. The season ended with the 2018 NBA Finals which began on May 31, 2018 and ended on June 8, 2018 on ABC. Awards were presented at the NBA Awards ceremony, which were held on June 25. Finalists for voted awards were announced during the playoffs and winners were presented at the award ceremony. The All-NBA Team

neg: NBA draft lottery NBA draft lottery The NBA Draft lottery is an annual event held by the National Basketball Association (NBA), in which the teams who had missed the playoffs that previous year participate in a lottery process to determine the draft order in the NBA draft. The NBA Draft lottery started in 1985. In the NBA draft, the teams obtain the rights to amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The lottery winner would get the first selection in the draft. The term "lottery pick" denotes a draft pick whose position is determined through the lottery, while

neg: Lamont Strothers basketball team. In 2018, after the death of coach Benjamin Moore, who was a close family friend and father like figure, he took over the basketball program at Menchville high school. Lamont Strothers William Lamont Strothers (born May 10, 1968) is a retired American professional basketball player. Born in Nansemond County, Virginia Strothers played college basketball for Christopher Newport. He was selected in the 1991 NBA draft and had short stints in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers and the Dallas Mavericks. He played in CBA, but he spent most of his professional career overseas. After retiring from professional

neg: 1975–76 Kentucky Colonels season NBA to a world championship series between the ABA champion Kentucky Colonels and NBA champion Golden State Warriors in which the winner would get $1 million. NBA Commissioner Walter Kennedy promptly declined. Star center Dan Issel was sold to the Baltimore Claws for $500,000, and soon ended up with the Denver Nuggets. Gene Rhodes was named Vice President of Operations and David Vance was named General Manager. Like most ABA teams, the Colonels played several preseason exhibition games against NBA opponents. The Colonels opened up the season's ABA vs. NBA action on October 1, 1975, in Cincinnati, Ohio, against the

neg: Andre Iguodala Andre Iguodala Andre Tyler Iguodala ( ; born January 28, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The swingman was an NBA All-Star in 2012 and has been named to the NBA All-Defensive Team twice. Iguodala won an NBA championship with the Warriors in 2015, when he was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player. Iguodala helped the Warriors win two more championships in 2017 and 2018. He was also a member of the United States national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and 2012 Summer Olympics, winning

neg: Melvin Frazier well as the Most Improved Player. He averaged 15.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.1 steals per game as a junior, while shooting 55.8 percent from the floor and 39 percent from behind the arc. After the season he declared for the 2018 NBA draft but did not immediately hire an agent. He was considered to be a borderline first round prospect. In May, Frazier signed with Thad Foucher of Wasserman Media Group, thus ending his collegiate eligibility. On June 21, 2018, Frazier was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 35th overall selection in the 2018 NBA draft. On July

neg: Rafer Alston it is believed that Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy conferred with his brother, Miami Heat coach Stan Van Gundy, who coached Alston during the 2003–04 NBA season, about Alston's work ethic and attitude. Jeff Van Gundy's reputation for toughness and his ability to get the most out of players previously considered "trouble-makers" or "temperamental" (e.g., Latrell Sprewell) led to optimism on the part of the Rockets' staff. In the 2006–07 season, as the Rockets starting point guard, Alston averaged 13.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He finished the season ninth in steals among all NBA

neg: 2018 NBA draft 2018 NBA draft The 2018 NBA draft was held on June 21, 2018, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. It was televised nationally by ESPN. This draft was the last to use the original weighted lottery system that gave teams near the bottom of the NBA draft better odds at the top three picks of the draft while teams higher up had worse odds in the process; the rule was agreed upon by the NBA on September 28,

neg: NBA on ABC series. TNT airs one Conference Final exclusively each year (the Western Conference Finals in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, a 20142016 and 2018. and the Eastern Conference Finals in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)and 2017]], while ESPN will get the other. With the exception of 2004, 2010, 2012, and 2015 (when the network did not air any games from that round at all), ABC airs Conference Final matches – whichever one to which ESPN holds the rights in a given year – held on weekends. Due to the checkerboard schedule of the NBA Playoffs (in which games are

neg: Bruce Brown Jr. Bruce Brown Jr. Bruce Brown Jr. (born August 15, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Miami in Florida. He was drafted 42nd overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2018 NBA draft. Born in Boston, but attended school in Wakefield, a suburb of Boston, via the METCO Program, and played for Wakefield Memorial High School before transferring to Vermont Academy. There, he was able to get offers from many high majors and mid majors yet committed to Miami as an 5

neg: 2018–19 NBA season 2018–19 NBA season The 2018–19 NBA season is the 73rd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 16, 2018, and will end on April 10, 2019. The playoffs will begin April 13, 2019, with the NBA Finals concluding in June. The 2019 NBA All-Star Game will be played on February 17, 2019, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Free agency negotiations began on July 1. Players began signing on July 6 after the July moratorium ended. The preseason began on September 28 and ended on October 12. The Toronto Raptors played two

neg: NBA 2K League NBA 2K League The NBA 2K League (NBA2KL or simply 2K League) is an eSports league joint venture between the National Basketball Association and Take-Two Interactive. The league was announced on February 9, 2017. On May 4, 2017 it was revealed that 17 of the 30 NBA teams would have their own NBA 2K League team during the inaugural season in 2018. On April 18, 2018, the NBA 2K League and Twitch announced a multiyear partnership to live stream all games. The inaugural season began on May 1, 2018 and on August 25, 2018, Knicks Gaming won the inaugural 2K

neg: Russell Westbrook couple's first child, a boy named Noah Russell Westbrook, was born on May 16, 2017. The couple welcomed twin daughters on November 17, 2018. Russell Westbrook Russell Westbrook III (born November 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a seven-time NBA All-Star, and a two-time NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, winning consecutive awards in 2015 and 2016. He is also a seven-time All-NBA Team member and led the league in scoring in 2014–15 and 2016–17. In 2017, Westbrook became one of two players in NBA

neg: 2018–19 Philadelphia 76ers season 2018–19 Philadelphia 76ers season The 2018–19 Philadelphia 76ers season is the 70th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the 2017–18 season the 76ers were led by Joel Embiid, who played in his first All-Star Game, and 2018 Rookie of The Year Ben Simmons. The team finished third in the Eastern Conference and third in the Atlantic Division with a record of 52–30. Entering the 2018 NBA Draft, the 76ers had two first round picks and four second round pick. Their top selection was previously acquired through a three-way trade involving the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix

neg: Goran Dragić Goran Dragić Goran Dragić (born 6 May 1986) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He played professional basketball in Slovenia and Spain before entering the NBA in 2008. Dragić has played for the Phoenix Suns twice, the Houston Rockets, and the Heat. He was an All-NBA Third Team selection and the NBA Most Improved Player with the Suns in 2014. He was named an NBA All-Star for the first time in 2018 with Miami. Dragić began his professional career

neg: Gary Clark (basketball) AAC tournament Most Outstanding Player after averaging 16.3 points and 11.7 rebounds in the conference tournament. Clark hit a game-winning free throw with four seconds in regulation to secure a 56-55 victory for the Bearcats in the title game. After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Clark signed with the Houston Rockets. Clark made his NBA debut on October 17, 2018, in a 112–131 blowout loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Clark was originally signed to a two-way contract, but on December 6, 2018 it was converted to a standard deal. Gary Clark (basketball) Gary Clark Jr. (born November