Inside the NBA’s Growing Credibility Crisis

Truth Teller Henry Abbott of ⁠⁠TrueHoop⁠⁠ and author of ⁠⁠Ballistic⁠ ⁠is fed up with the NBA PR machine and urges you not to take the NBA at their word.
The league’s response to the Terry Rozier and Tim Donaghy scandals gives us insight into their current PR playbook. Are NBA investigations designed to find the truth or protect the league’s brand?
Plus the rise of private equity, ultra-wealthy ownership groups and teams as tradable assets is reshaping the future of the sport.

00:00 Intro
02:32 NBA’s response to the Ballmer/Clippers report
04:46 Tim Donaghy, Terry Rozier & NBA investigations
08:14 “Resort police”: protecting the brand over truth
11:09 Donaghy report and referee nepotism
16:00 Eric Lewis suspension and quiet reinstatement
20:48 Henry Abbott vs. NBA PR tactics
27:52 NBA media history and the Iverson tattoo story
31:04 Ownership, gambling, and the NBA’s credibility crisis
36:04 Clippers cap-circumvention allegations
37:07 Teams as private-equity-style investments
41:28 Steve Ballmer, Mat Ishbia, and vanishing owner-fans
45:32 Why sell the Lakers but keep the Dodgers?
48:06 Mark Cuban and selling an NBA franchise

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