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Tax could be coming after all

By Marc Stein
ESPN.com

Monday, April 26, 2004

Back in December, it was possible to talk taxes in NBA circles without angst. Commissioner David Stern spoke cautiously of his efforts to generate enough revenue to avoid a luxury tax after this season. Stern admitted that was a long shot, but there was widespread confidence that there would be no tax triggered after the 2004-05 season, because revenue growth would sufficiently outstrip the rise in player salaries by then. Figures now that, in the vicinity of April 15, tax talk has taken on a d ...

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