Your Take: Knicks @ Pacers Game 6
C.L. Anthony | 7:30 PM | 2013 NBA Playoffs , Indiana Pacers , nba match-up , NBA News , New York Knicks
NBA Team Values Updated
| Rank | Team | Current Value ($mil) |
| 1 | New York Knicks | 1,100 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 1,000 |
| 3 | Chicago Bulls | 800 |
| 4 | Boston Celtics | 730 |
| 5 | Dallas Mavericks | 685 |
| 6 | Miami Heat | 625 |
| 7 | Houston Rockets | 568 |
| 8 | Golden State Warriors | 555 |
| 9 | Brooklyn Nets | 530 |
| 10 | San Antonio Spurs | 527 |
| 11 | Sacramento Kings | 525 |
| 12 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 475 |
| 13 | Phoenix Suns | 474 |
| 14 | Orlando Magic | 470 |
| 15 | Portland Trail Blazers | 457 |
| 16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 434 |
| 17 | Utah Jazz | 432 |
| 18 | Los Angeles Clippers | 430 |
| 19 | Denver Nuggets | 427 |
| 20 | Philadelphia 76ers | 418 |
| 21 | Toronto Raptors | 405 |
| 22 | Detroit Pistons | 40 |
| 23 | Washington Wizards | 397 |
| 24 | Indiana Pacers | 383 |
| 25 | Memphis Grizzlies | 377 |
| 26 | Minnesota T’wolves | 364 |
| 27 | New Orleans Hornets | 340 |
| 28 | Atlanta Hawks | 316 |
| 29 | Charlotte Bobcats | 315 |
| 30 | Milwaukee Bucks | 312 |
NBA's Concussion Policy
National Basketball Association Concussion Policy Summary
The National Basketball Association Concussion Policy is designed to maximize the neurological health of NBA players by providing a framework of education and clinical management. The policy was created under the core principle that each concussion, and each athlete, is unique. Optimum medical care depends on an individualized and comprehensive approach to concussion management.
1. Education: Every player and coach receives concussion education prior to the beginning of each season. Topics include information on the underlying mechanism of concussion, common and uncommon presentations of concussion, appropriate management strategies and possible complications or long-term manifestations of the injury.
2. Baseline testing: Prior to each season, each player will undergo testing of baseline brain function, via a neurological and cognitive assessment.
3. Evaluation and management: a. If a player is suspected of having a concussion, or exhibits the signs or symptoms of concussion, they will be removed from participation and undergo evaluation by the medical staff in a quiet, distraction-free environment conducive to conducting a neurological evaluation.
b. If a player is diagnosed with concussion, he will not return to participation on that same day.
c. A player that is diagnosed with concussion should have their physical and cognitive exertion limited as much as possible while they are still experiencing symptoms of concussion.
4. Return-to-participation decisions: a. Once a player is diagnosed with a concussion, he is then held out of all activity until he is symptom-free at rest and until he has no appreciable difference from his baseline neurological exam and his baseline score on the computerized cognitive assessment test.
b. The concussed player may not return to participation until he is asymptomatic at rest and has successfully completed the NBA concussion return-to-participation exertion protocol.
5. Return-to-participation protocol: a. The return-to-participation protocol involves several steps of increasing exertion — from a stationary bike, to jogging, to agility work, to non-contact team drills.
b. With each step, a player must be symptom-free to move to the next step. If a player is not symptom-free after a step, he stops until he is symptom-free and begins again at the previous step of the protocol (i.e., the last step he passed without any symptoms).
c. While the final return-to-participation decision is to be made by the player’s team physician, the team physician must discuss the return-to-participation process and decision with Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher, the Director of the NBA’s Concussion Program, prior to the player being cleared for full participation in NBA Basketball.
d. It’s important to note that there is no time frame to complete the protocol. Each injury and player is different and recovery time can vary in each case.
The National Basketball Association Concussion Policy is designed to maximize the neurological health of NBA players by providing a framework of education and clinical management. The policy was created under the core principle that each concussion, and each athlete, is unique. Optimum medical care depends on an individualized and comprehensive approach to concussion management.
1. Education: Every player and coach receives concussion education prior to the beginning of each season. Topics include information on the underlying mechanism of concussion, common and uncommon presentations of concussion, appropriate management strategies and possible complications or long-term manifestations of the injury.
2. Baseline testing: Prior to each season, each player will undergo testing of baseline brain function, via a neurological and cognitive assessment.
3. Evaluation and management: a. If a player is suspected of having a concussion, or exhibits the signs or symptoms of concussion, they will be removed from participation and undergo evaluation by the medical staff in a quiet, distraction-free environment conducive to conducting a neurological evaluation.
b. If a player is diagnosed with concussion, he will not return to participation on that same day.
c. A player that is diagnosed with concussion should have their physical and cognitive exertion limited as much as possible while they are still experiencing symptoms of concussion.
4. Return-to-participation decisions: a. Once a player is diagnosed with a concussion, he is then held out of all activity until he is symptom-free at rest and until he has no appreciable difference from his baseline neurological exam and his baseline score on the computerized cognitive assessment test.
b. The concussed player may not return to participation until he is asymptomatic at rest and has successfully completed the NBA concussion return-to-participation exertion protocol.
5. Return-to-participation protocol: a. The return-to-participation protocol involves several steps of increasing exertion — from a stationary bike, to jogging, to agility work, to non-contact team drills.
b. With each step, a player must be symptom-free to move to the next step. If a player is not symptom-free after a step, he stops until he is symptom-free and begins again at the previous step of the protocol (i.e., the last step he passed without any symptoms).
c. While the final return-to-participation decision is to be made by the player’s team physician, the team physician must discuss the return-to-participation process and decision with Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher, the Director of the NBA’s Concussion Program, prior to the player being cleared for full participation in NBA Basketball.
d. It’s important to note that there is no time frame to complete the protocol. Each injury and player is different and recovery time can vary in each case.
Drew to interview with Bucks
Atlanta Hawks head coach Larry Drew has been given the opportunity to seek another place of employment despite still being employed by the Hawks. Drew's contract runs out on June 30th and Monday Drew will interview to become the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks.
Hornets to return to Charlotte?
Reports are indicating that the Charlotte Bobcats have begun the process of changing their names to the Charlotte Hornets. Currently there's no timetable for the name change to take place but it will take at least 18 months to implement properly. The Charlotte NBA franchise was known as the Hornets from their inception in 1998 thru 2002 when the franchise moved to New Orleans.
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