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David Stern once dismissed NBA expansion to Las Vegas, Steve Kerr recalls
Original: Twenty years ago, David Stern told Steve Kerr 'there's no way' NBA would expand to Las Vegas https://www.nytimes.com/ath
A newly resurfaced account from Steve Kerr describes a conversation from twenty years ago in which then-NBA commissioner David Stern insisted there was 'no way' the league would ever expand to Las Vegas. The remark has drawn fresh attention as Las Vegas is now widely viewed as a leading candidate for an NBA expansion franchise.
Why now: The anecdote is circulating amid ongoing speculation that the NBA will soon expand to Las Vegas, making Stern's old dismissal striking in hindsight.
David SternSteve KerrNBALas Vegas
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- Twenty years ago, David Stern told Steve Kerr 'there's no way' NBA would expand to Las Vegas https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7688524/2026/10/13/steve-kerr-david-stern-nba-expansion/ # Sports # NBA # History · nyt_sports@robot.villas · 1
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