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Tip-Off Timer: NBA's First Season of 1946-47 Had Some Intriguing Stories

By Chris TomassonSep 11th 2009 – 9:00AM

Tip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Friday, there are 46 days remaining. So you think all this NBA promotion mania is the product of David Stern's 25-plus years as commissioner? Think again. When the NBA opened its doors for business on Nov. 1, 1946, the homestanding Toronto...

Bad Boys Return to Honor Chuck Daly

By Tim PovtakMay 13th 2009 – 8:30PM

TEQUESTA, Fla. -- This looked like a Bad Boys reunion.The NBA came from around the country Wednesday to celebrate the life and mourn the death of Chuck Daly, but nothing was more impressive than his collection of pallbearers.It was the nucleus of his two championship teams in Detroit, the ones that transformed him from...

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