When they were no-shows for the Spurs game at Miami, however, Stern went all Mount Vesuvius and bellowed that there would be "substantial sanctions" for Popovich sullying one of his showcase games.
Negotiations may yet drag on into next year.The prizes to be hadIf the negotiators do succeed, it will be because the potential benefits would be substantial, especially for Iran.
Car production could soon double, and so might oil exports.The potential benefits of a deal would be substantial, especially for IranThe impact on Iranian domestic politics is harder to gauge.
While the effects on British motor manufacturing, which was led by tax incentives to promote diesel as the government tried to meet CO2 emissions targets from Kyoto, would be substantial, campaigners for clean air would welcome the quicker elimination of diesel.
It is not impossible that UKIP could win here, but if they take 30% of the vote it would be substantial progress for them as they try to establish themselves as the main opposition to Labour in the North of England.
In addition, there would be substantial impetus for further research to finally elucidate acupuncture's mechanism of action.
But however complex the details, the effect of the change would be substantial, and in pushing for it Mr. Obama has kicked a hornet's nest.
Similarly, there would be substantial savings from abandoning plans for HS2.
A poll of economists by the Centre for Macroeconomics, conducted before the referendum, found that more than 80% agreed that there would be substantial negative long-term consequences for the UK's financial sector following a Brexit.
