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"That's our next step in the testing of the (European) markets," said Stern before Game 2 of the Indiana-Boston playoff series. "We need to find sources of support for it." Teams could spend up to 3 weeks training in Europe and play up to six game each against Euro-League teams. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback No Objections From Owners On Vegas All-Star Game
``It was well received,'' David Stern said of the Las Vegas idea. ``There was a general acceptance that this was a good idea. ``What's happening increasingly with our All-Star game is that because of its size and the stress we put on hotel stock, transportation, convention space, even movement, it may get to a place where a smaller number of cities can deal with it,'' Stern said. ``So that has left us open to the proposition that we would consider non-NBA cities.'' Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback NBA Sets Attendance Record
This year’s average attendance of 17,314 fans per game bests the 1995-96 record of 17,252 fans per game and last season’s average of 17,050. The new total attendance record of 21,296,497 this season eclipsed the previous record of 20,513,218 established during the 1995-96 season, and last season’s total of 20,272,195 fans attending regular season games. Excluding the added attendance to home games of the expansion Charlotte Bobcats, NBA games still drew more than 432,500 fans this season versus last season. This season, NBA arenas were filled to 90% capacity, the third highest percent capacity all-time and the highest total since the 1997-98 season. This season’s NBA attendance records follow on the heels of the all-time record being set last season for combined regular and postseason attendance. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Apr 2005 Archive
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Behind the planning of Commissioner David Stern, the NBA is working on plans for three or four teams to hold the major part of their training camps in Europe before the 2006-07 season.
At the owners meeting, there were no objections when they dicussed playing a future All-Star game in Las Vegas.
The NBA finished the 2004-05 regular season with the highest average attendance in history and the highest total attendance, surpassing the previous records established during the 1995-96 season.