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LAS VEGAS — These should be the new halcyon days of the NBA.

A seven-game dream Finals between the Lakers and the Celtics wrapped up in June, followed by a star-studded free-agency class that entered with unprecedented hype. Even the latest Las Vegas summer league has showcased the league’s ever-growing brand, with next-generation talent like top pick John Wall filling the gym at UNLV and playing in front of a nationally-televised audience.

But these are not good times for David Stern‘s league, with the ominous issues piling up and the commissioner having no choice but to address the obvious on Monday.

After spending more than three hours meeting with the league’s owners inside the Palms Casino Resort, a candid and cutting Stern came equipped with a lengthy hit list and fired away from the start.

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