NBA D-League Season Begins Friday
With the current state of the labor situation in the NBA, there is still a place in the pro game where the sounds of basketballs dribbling on hardwood floors or zipping through nylon nets can drown out the grumbling of lawyers.
The NBA Development League — or D-League, as it’s more commonly known — tips off the 2011-12 season this weekend, but not without a subplot of its own.


