A new NBA season with Mark Tatum, LeBron in LA, microtransactions and other distractions
As the SportsPro Podcast goes weekly for the first time, editor-at-large Eoin Connolly and print editor Michael Long consider the sports industry events of recent days and look ahead to a new season in the NBA, perhaps the world's most forward-thinking league.
On the agenda are potential franchise relocations and additions; the move of basketball's biggest star, LeBron James, to the Los Angeles Lakers and the commercial activities of the players and their union; the microtransaction revolution in watching the NBA; and an interview with NBA deputy commissioner and chief operating officer Mark…
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