"When you come out here and you don't have any signage on the court to indicate that it's the NBA Finals; it already looks like the g** d**n AAU tournament"
A media buyer suggested demand was at such a level that NBC may end up deciding to approach the league about allowing more commercial time for the event.
"I apologize to the audience for that. When your throat gets marinated with that stuff, it sort of chokes out your ability to talk, let alone breathe."
"We pay well. We do well. If you look at the history of our company, almost nobody leaves. We don't fire everybody. So, we absolutely do not need to have a union."
Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."