NBA Las Vegas Summer League keeps evolving into milestone 20th anniversary

The NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League kicked off in 2004 with just six teams as a way to keep growing the league and the brand ...     [NBA LAS VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE KEEPS EVOLVING INTO MILESTONE 20TH ANNIVERSARY]( [The NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League kicked off in 2004 with just six teams as a way to keep growing the league and the brand during its offseason. Southern Nevada was a natural epicenter for the event with the proper medical and training facilities, direct flights from everywhere and a slew of entertainment and restaurant options according to Albert Hall, co-founder of the NBA Summer League.]( [‘EVERYBODY’S PAYING ATTENTION’: LAS VEGAS IS QUICKLY BECOMING HOTTEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOWN IN COUNTRY]( [Las Vegas’s dreams of becoming a major player in college football appears to be coming to fruition sooner rather than later. Thirty-two years after Bowling Green defeated Nevada in the first-ever Las Vegas Bowl, which was contested at Sam Boyd Stadium, officials here have submitted a bid to host the 2027 College Football Playoff National Championship at Allegiant Stadium.]( [BOND BETWEEN STARS RICKY WHITE, JACKSON WOODARD DRIVES UNLV INTO BIG SEASON]( [Ricky White and Jackson Woodard spent more than six straight hours Wednesday talking to reporters at Mountain West Media Days, but the most important conversation they had around the event might have taken place the night before. The UNLV football team’s two biggest returning stars sat down for dinner on the eve of the official festivities beginning at Circa and spoke intimately and candidly to each other about the upcoming season. Woodard described the experience as eerie — in a good way.]( [SHAQUILLE O’NEAL UNVEILS PLANS FOR YOUTH CENTER IN NORTHEAST LAS VEGAS]( [One of basketball’s all-time greats is helping bring a youth center to the northeast valley. Shaquille O’Neal, through his Shaquille O’Neal Foundation, is the high-profile philanthropic force behind the center, which will be a joint facility for the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada and Communities In Schools. The upcoming 17,000-square-foot facility will go on 4.8 acres formerly owned by the Clark County School District at the corner of Lamb Boulevard and Kell Lane.](   MOST READ: [Nevada Supreme Court is asked to step into Washoe County fray over certification of recount results](  [Las Vegas police seek suspect in fatal hit-and-run crash](  [Biden forcefully declares he’s staying in race for reelection despite calls to bow out]( [What is Project 2025, and why Is Trump disavowing it?](   [Facebook](  [X](     Greenspun Media Group | 2275 Corporate Circle Suite 300 | Henderson, NV 89074 US [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Our Privacy Policy]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice](