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| Title: | If NBA expands to Las Vegas, what would the team be called? We have ideas |
| Link: | Original article on nytimes.com |
| Region: | US |
| Topics: | called; vegas; franchise; teams; team; im; work; nba; las; theres; ideas; expands; city; Women's National Basketball Association; National Basketball Association; Nikola Jokić; The Athletic; Seattle SuperSonics; Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City; NBA Summer League; Gambling |
| Datetime: | 3/25/2026, 5:48:40 PM |
| Summary: | While the league has increased its presence in the city via NBA Summer League and the NBA Cup, an NBA team has never called Sin City home. If Las Vegas gets an NBA franchise, what should it be called? Now I will solicit complaints about how a team name is too closely associated with gambling, while putting a team in Las Vegas. An NBA team in Las Vegas is bringing in fresh faces and competition in an area with a thirst (haha) for more. And it would be cool to say, “Las Vegas is dealing out butt whoopings.” — James L. Edwards III... |
| Nikola Jokić | sports |
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