Larry Coon is a retired

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and

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manager at the

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, who is known for his expertise on the National Basketball Association collective bargaining agreement. ''

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'' writes that Coon is cited more frequently than basketball inventor

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. Coon maintains, edits and answers questions about the NBA salary cap and updates his website, CBAfaq.com, when any corrections or new information are brought to his attention. He has written for ''The New York Times'', ''ESPN.com'' and Hoopsworld.com, makes occasional television (ESPN's ''

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'') and radio appearances, and frequents NBA fan forums such as RealGM. The NBA Players Association provides the entire

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(CBA) for fans to inspect, but simply links to Coon's website for users who have specific questions about the contents of the CBA. In ''The Book of Basketball'', sportswriter

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calls Coon an "Internet hero" for his detailed, 40,000 word site. TNT's David Aldridge lists Coon among the innovators of the ''Basketball Blogosphere'' which he called the NBA "innovation of the decade". Aldridge also lists Coon among the "power players of the 2010 free agent market". In July 2011, ''

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'' named Coon to their "Twitter 100", which listed the 100 most essential people in the sports world to follow on

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. Coon developed the curriculum and was the General Manager o
Sports Business Classroom
from 2016 through 2023. Coon and the 2016 Sports Business Classroom were featured in th

Coon retired in 2024 and now focuses on building acoustic guitars.

References

External links

CBAfaq.com

CBA Mastery Video On-Demand Course With Larry Coon
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