The Transportation Security Administration is trying out a completely new checkpoint concept that its leaders liken to visiting the self-checkout station at the grocery store.
20.02.2024 - 18:58 / travelpulse.com / North America / Rich Thomaselli
Could the city of Las Vegas get a basketball franchise?
Only if and when the National Basketball Association decides to expand.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told reporters at the All-Star break and game in Indianapolis that Las Vegas is “definitely” on the list of cities under consideration for an expansion franchise if the NBA decides to grow.
That could happen sooner rather than later.
The league has 30 franchises and a year and a half left on its $24 billion, nine-year media rights deal. Nothing will happen until those deals expire.
"We want to figure out what our media relationships are going to look like, but then we will turn to expansion," Silver said.
Las Vegas has long coveted an NBA franchise, thinking it would not only add to civic pride but also be a tourist attraction. But city leaders and tourism officials have not been overbearing about it and have slowly gone about their way with other sports and proving their worth.
Just in the past decade, Las Vegas, which formerly was the boxing capital of the world, has hosted an NBA All-Star game, is the premier summer league for professional basketball franchises, has garnered a National Hockey League and National Football League franchise, as well as a Formula 1 Grand Prix race.
The city also has the two-time defending Women’s National Basketball Association champion.
Moreover, Las Vegas has slowly overcome its stigma about gambling, even hosting the Super Bowl for the first time earlier this month.
NBA superstar LeBron James has talked openly for years about owning a franchise in the city.
Seattle has been rumored to be an expansion candidate along with Mexico City, Montreal, Vancouver and Nashville.
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The Transportation Security Administration is trying out a completely new checkpoint concept that its leaders liken to visiting the self-checkout station at the grocery store.
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