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Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd believes it’s only a matter of time before Las Vegas lands an NBA franchise. Speaking Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena ahead of the Mavericks’ preseason finale against the Los Angeles Lakers, Kidd praised the city’s growing reputation as a premier sports hub and its long-standing...

While the NBA has publicly acknowledged studying the possibility of expansion, Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban isn’t convinced it makes financial sense. Instead, he believes the league’s next phase of growth could come from outside the United States. Commissioner Adam Silver said in July that owners instructed the league...

The NBA has entered a more formal stage of exploring expansion for the first time in more than two decades, but commissioner Adam Silver made it clear Tuesday that the process remains in its early phases with no set timeline or predetermined outcomes. “A lot of analysis still needs to...