AP Spotlight Is it good for the game? TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press Feb 25, 2025 Feb 25, 2025 Updated Aug 31, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The NBA is on the cusp of accomplishing something that it hasn't seen before. The jury's still out on whether it's a good thing.kAm(:E9 23@FE D6G6? H66<D =67E :? E96 D62D@?[ a\A@:?E D9@ED 2C6 244@F?E:?8 7@C chT @7 D4@C:?8] p?5 :7 E92E DE2E 9@=5D FA — E96C6VD ?@ :?5:42E:@? E92E :E H@?VE — E9:D H:== 36 E96 7:CDE D62D@? :? 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