LOS ANGELES -- As someone who hones his craft in a league in which minority coaches occupy the majority of the head-coaching positions, Chauncey Billups of the Portland Trail Blazers said he can't help but appreciate how the NBA operates compared to the NFL.
"I'm really just kind of so proud of our league, to be honest with you," Billups said before his Blazers took on the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. "I think we're light-years ahead of where any other league is. I'm really proud of it, and I think a lot of it has to do with our players and our union, they've been pretty aggressive about what needs to happen.