By Erik Spanberg | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
With the return of pro basketball's most storied rivalry in the finals, the National Basketball Association has big hopes for a rebound in fans.
Last year, the league bounced from a controversy-filled All-Star game of celebrity excess in Las Vegas to a tepid San Antonio-Cleveland championship round to a summer filled with a disgraced NBA referee's guilty plea in a gambling scandal. Fast-forward to the NBA's recent run, a remarkable turnaround that began when Commissioner David Stern celebrated the league's humanitarian efforts during an All-Star weekend in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans. It was followed by exciting playoff runs featuring, among others, the resurgent Hornets and capped by a Celtics-Lakers that continues with Game 3 Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Boston leads the series 2-0.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
NBA hopes Celtics-Lakers rivalry can respark the fans
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Labels: Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, NBA Finals
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