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September 20, 2006
Want To Keep Your NBA Team? Better Fix Up That Arena
The NY Sun
By Evan Weiner
Summer vacation is nearly over for NBA Commissioner David Stern in terms of on-court action, but Stern is facing more than a few concerns as training camp approaches. There are a number of franchises — including Seattle, Portland, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Sacramento, Brooklyn, and Orlando — that are still looking to resolve or negotiate arena deals. But finding a solution that will satisfy owners, customers, fans, and local politicians alike will not be easy.
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Meanwhile in Brooklyn, Nets owner Bruce Ratner is still trying to win community support for his arena and mixed-use residential/commercial neighborhood plan. Ratner had hoped to move his Nets out of New Jersey by 2008, but that’s not happening. Ratner will probably be in New Jersey through 2010, maybe longer, or could wind up in the New Jersey Devils’ Newark Arena should the Brooklyn plan fizzle out.
Posted by lumi at September 20, 2006 6:50 AM