Other teams have broadcast games on closed-circuit theater TV, but only during the playoffs. The Blazers are the only team in the NBA, probably the only sports team in the world, to pipe every regular-season home game to a closed-circuit location.
Tag Archives: 1980s NBA
Danny Ainge Tells His Side of the Baseball Story, 1982
“My gut feeling has always been to honor my contract. But should I do it if it’s only a matter of money?
Charles Barkley’s Bitter End, 1986
The loud, proud burghers of Milwaukee streamed out of the stands to gather behind Barkley and blister his ears until Maurice Cheeks came back to lead him to quiet, if not necessarily peace.
Edgar Jones: Living the Early 1980s in ‘The Zone’
“Behind his B.S., Edgar Jones is a hard-working player who wants to win very badly.”
The Legacy of Dr. J, 1986
This season, Erving’s 16th as a pro, was to have been the closing of the circle that is basketball.
The Cautionary Tale of Billy Ray Bates, 1982
People wanted to be seen with him. Billy Ray Bates was invited to parties, chased by women, clutched by hangers-on.
Gus Williams: Does He Get Enough Respect? 1981
Respect has always come grudgingly to the Seattle SuperSonics’ super-quick guard.
Norm Nixon: He Works His Own Magic, 1981
And they were a winning team, because Norm Nixon sacrificed himself to make the backcourt work.
Fred Brown: Reeling in the Years, 1980
Sometimes when others are talking shooters, Brown becomes a little defensive about his growing reputation as a glamorous gunslinger who can’t ride and rope, but boy, can he shoot.
Dallas Two-Step: Dick Motta and Mark Aguirre, 1984
First impressions were not lasting, which was fortunate for Mark Aguirre and the Dallas Mavericks.
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