] Jewel entertained at halftime of the Nets-Spurs NBA
] Finals game last Sunday - and did so again about a
] half-hour later.
]
] But she was accompanied by a laptop, not a microphone and
] fellow musicians, for the later performance. On press
] row, 15 feet from the Continental Arena court, the
] Alaskan-born pop star answered live questions online from
] fans on the NBA.com Web site.
]
] Welcome to the 21st century NBA, a league run by a
] commissioner nicknamed "Digital Dave" - Teaneck native
] David Stern - because of his fondness for the latest in
] telecommunications and high-tech gadgets.

Welcome to the 21st century NBA