What Spencer Haywood has said about NBA expansion
2 quotes · 1 episode · May 8, 2026
Spencer Haywood, American former professional basketball player, Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Famer whose Supreme Court case ended the NBA's four-year rule, has been quoted on NBA expansion 2 times in 1 episode of Digital Social Hour, most recently on May 8, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Haywood credits his ruling with enabling the NBA to expand from 14 to 30 teams by opening access to younger players.
“from that case, we were able to expand from 14 teams to 30 teams because all of a sudden you had young players who wasn't staying in college”
Digital Social Hour: He Took the NBA to the Supreme Court... & Won... | Spencer Haywood | DSH #1955 (May 8, 2026) · Listen from 10:04
- Prediction · due Jul 2028
Haywood predicts LeBron James will play in the 2028 Olympics and then join the new Las Vegas team with his sons.
“He's going to play in 28, and then he's going to come here to Las Vegas, play with his sons”
Digital Social Hour: He Took the NBA to the Supreme Court... & Won... | Spencer Haywood | DSH #1955 (May 8, 2026) · Listen from 48:54
Predictions
- Prediction · due Jul 2028
Haywood predicts LeBron James will play in the 2028 Olympics and then join the new Las Vegas team with his sons.
“He's going to play in 28, and then he's going to come here to Las Vegas, play with his sons”
Digital Social Hour: He Took the NBA to the Supreme Court... & Won... | Spencer Haywood | DSH #1955 (May 8, 2026) · Listen from 48:54 · NBA expansion
Episodes
He Took the NBA to the Supreme Court... & Won... | Spencer Haywood | DSH #1955Digital Social Hour · May 8, 2026 · 1 h 4 min
Basketball Hall of Famer Spencer Haywood tells Sean Kelly about his Supreme Court fight against the NBA, 1968 Olympic gold, racism, addiction, therapy and family.
Others on NBA expansion
- Bill Simmons · 3 quotes
- Ryan Smith · 1 quote
- Zach Lowe · 1 quote
Spencer Haywood on other topics
- Haywood v. National Basketball Association · 5 quotes
- Name, image and likeness rights in college sports · 2 quotes
- National Basketball Players Association · 2 quotes
- Addiction and recovery · 1 quote
- Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty · 1 quote
- Psychotherapy · 1 quote
- Jim Crow laws · 1 quote
- NCAA amateurism · 1 quote