More than 100 NBA employees were laid off this week, underlining the league’s sense of economic distress as the owners and players haggle over a new labor agreement. All told, 114 positions — 11 percent of the league’s work force — were eliminated, primarily in New York and New Jersey, from nearly every division, including marketing, community relations, player programs, broadcasting and information technology.
More recently, the NBA consolidated its overseas operations, shutting
down offices in Paris and Tokyo. It is conducting all European business
from London and its Asian business from Hong Kong.
Later this summer, the NBA plans to shut down its Secaucus, N.J.,
studio, where the draft lottery is staged each year. The league has not
identified a new home for the lottery, but it will likely be held at an
ESPN or ABC studio in Manhattan. Commercial shoots and other programming
that had been done in Secaucus will be moved to Atlanta.
As the lockout enters its third week, some teams have begun quietly
shedding employees. The Charlotte Bobcats recently laid off at least
seven people, including their radio play-by-play announcer, Scott Lauer,
according to The Associated Press. The Detroit Pistons let go of 15
people, The A.P. reported.
The Los Angeles Lakers, one of the league’s richest franchises, have
laid off most of their training staff, their longtime equipment manager
and their assistant general manager.
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