Larry * is a computer scientist and information technology manager at the University of California, Irvine, who is known for his expertise on the National Basketball *ociation collective bargaining agreement. The New York Times writes that * is cited more frequently than basketball inventor James Naismith.

* 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 Outside the Lines) and radio appearances, and frequents NBA fan forums such as RealGM.

The NBA Players *ociation provides the entire collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for fans to inspect, but simply links to *'s website for users who have specific questions about the contents of the CBA. In The Book of Basketball, sportswriter Bill Simmons calls * an "Internet hero" for his detailed, 40,000 word site. TNT's David Aldridge lists * among the innovators of the Basketball Blogosphere which he called the NBA "innovation of the decade". Aldridge also lists * among the "power players of the 2010 free agent market".

In July 2011, Sports Illustrated named * to their "Twitter 100", which listed the 100 most essential people in the sports world to follow on Twitter.

* also is the General Manager of Sports Business Cl*room, a six-day seminar run amidst the NBA Summer League, aimed at individuals who are interested in obtaining jobs in the NBA, and industry personnel seeking in-depth understanding of the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. * and the 2016 Sports Business Cl*room were featured in the Orange County Register.

References

External links

• CBAfaq.com
• CBA Mastery Video On-Demand Course With Larry *