16...Stern has to be a little worried about this. None of the other big 4 American sports have been challenged by foreign competition like the NBA has in the last few years. Baseball players from Japan to Latin & South America hold MLB as their aspiration. The NHL has been pulling great talent from Europe for years. The NFL has no competition outside of North America cuz 'football' means something else to the rest of the world.

The Larry O'Brien Trophy appears to be losing some of it's luster. A big part of it might be cuz basketball requires the smallest roster.

I don't know when the next CBA is due for discussion, but the NBA might wanna re-think some of the current terms.

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