“It gave us a tremendous advantage over all the other teams that were forming in the national professional soccer league,” vice-president Derek Liecty said. This would appear to refute those that have pushed for fewer back-to-back games as a means to reduce injuries in the NBA. eason with one year remaining on a two-year, $24m contract, is reportedly set to join the Oakland Raiders on an incentive-laden deal. “He shaped the league with instincts, wisdom and a soft-spoken velvet touch,” Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said.