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Closed-door basketball practices may not be such a great idea in light of the Latrell Sprewell incident, but are we really ready for closed-circuit cameras bearing silent witness to every verbal and physical exchange between coaches and players?

A variety of NBA voices said no last week, maintaining that the relationship between millionaire athletes and their whistle-blowing bosses has not deteriorated to that point. There is, however, a question of authority here, and the game is being dragged into the arena of national debate for answers.

"If a player is a jerk and he acts like a jerk then you treat him like a jerk," Miami Heat coach Pat Riley said, "but you don't berate him and curse him to the point of humiliation. I don't think anybody deserves that."

RETURN TO SENDER: BACK TO CBA FOR HOLIDAY: [METRO Edition]
Tim Povtak of The Sentinel Staff @. Orlando Sentinel; Orlando, Fla. [Orlando, Fla]25 Dec 1997: B1.
...into an hitNBA franchise, only to get the call he desperately hoped he never would
...hitNBA from the Continental Basketball Association, life doesn't always seem fair.
...stayed behind in Armstrong, Outlaw and Strong, the hitNBA like it could be their

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CHOPPING SPREE: BOUNCED FOR YEAR BY NBA, SPREWELL COULD PLAY OVERSEAS NBA NAILS A SPREE OVERSEAS, THEY MIGHT WELCOME BANNED PLAYER
Jasner, Phil. Philadelphia Daily News; Philadelphia, Pa. [Philadelphia, Pa]05 Dec 1997: 114.
...hitNBA All-Star guard who just had his $32 million contract terminated and who was
...hitNBA even if another team claims him off waivers by Monday morning or signs him
...after being banned from the hitNBA because of substance-abuse violations. Lloyd

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOW FORTSON'S PROMISING ROOKIE OVERSHADOWED BY DENVER'S DISMAL START: [TWO STAR Edition]
Pittsburgh Post - Gazette; Pittsburgh, Pa. [Pittsburgh, Pa]21 Dec 1997: C-3.
...losses into Fortson's rookie hitNBA season with the Denver Nuggets. Stright, a
.... Denver is one of the worst teams in the hitNBA. The Nuggets fell to 2-22 after
...of Cincinnati star, is one of the better rookies in the hitNBA. He is averaging

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Climbint THE Ladder // Sometimes it's hard to see the top, but the Cyclones keep reaching for their NBA dreams
Rosner, Mark. Austin American Statesman; Austin, Tex. [Austin, Tex]21 Dec 1997: C18.
..."I want a shot at the hitNBA. That's what I'm here for; that's what everyone's here
...Basketball Association, the official developmental league for the hitNBA
...." Brown said that is one reason the hitNBA and CBA have a working relationship