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October 21, 2009
Rent-A-Net for Just $25K
NY Observer
by Reid Pillifant
Wow, we thought Bruce Ratner was getting creative with his plan to put Atlantic Yards' investment money into escrow for awhile.
But today there's news that Mr. Ratner will attempt to stem a sieve of losses on his New Jersey Nets franchise--the team lost $77 million last year--by renting out the team's players. For $25,000 you can get courtside tickets to 10 games and, for one hour, you can have a Nets player at your beckon call.
"It will be interesting to have an NBA player come to your birthday party or come to your Bar Mitzvah or even just coming to your house for dinner for an hour when your friends are over," Nets chief executive Brett Yormark told the AP.
NoLandGrab: Or how about an hour in the hot tub, a la "The Cougar?" Creepy.
Posted by eric at October 21, 2009 11:32 PM