Vegas Summer League has cemented the NBA’s foothold in the city and become a staple for both the league and the community. .
Co-founders Warren Legarie and Albert Hall launched the league in 2004 with six teams at Cox Pavilion. It drew an average of 12,199 in 2019.
It slowly snowballed, drawing 16 teams in 2005, 22 in 2007 and eventually all 30 in 2018. It occupies the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion. Games are televised across a variety of platforms.
In addition to a showcase for young players, Vegas Summer League is a meeting ground for the league’s executives, agents and top players.
The G League Winter Showcase also came to Las Vegas in 2018, providing the NBA with a local presence in the summer and winter.
The Aces celebrated Independence Day with a sixth consecutive win, rolling past the Washington Mystics on Thursday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Shark attacks disrupted Fourth of July celebrations Thursday at South Padre Island as two people were taken to the hospital with bites, authorities said.
Three teens have been accused of hitching a ride in their friend’s car and and killing a 16-year-old before taking his gun.
A power boat crashed into a jetty in Southern California, killing one man and injuring 10 other people, officials said.
Sports organizations must take emotion out of the equation in contract negotiations, and the Golden Knights appear to have done that with Jonathan Marchessault.
The Golden Knights shook up their goaltending by trading Logan Thompson and signing Ilya Samsonov. This season is now important for the future of the Knights’ crease.
The current forecast calls for a high of 118 on Sunday, 117 on Monday and 118 on Tuesday, said meteorologist Chris Outler.
Boulder City held its 76th annual Damboree celebration for Independence Day, highlighted by a pancake breakfast and a water gun fight.
Patrick Bertoletti gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, taking advantage of Joey Chestnut’s absence.
Hall of Fame sports writer and Henderson resident Jerry Izenberg has authored his 15th book at age 93: “Larry Doby in Black and White: The Story of a Baseball Pioneer.”