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Leaving (for) Las Vegas
July 20th, 2010 | Author: admin
NBA basketball in Las Vegas has historically been restricted to summer leagues, an All-Star Game and the under-the-rug antics of players during the off-season, but this could all be mere side notes in the future if rumors that an NBA team may move to Sin City actually come to fruition. Speculation that a team may relocate to the desert has sprung up on numerous occasions over the course of the past several decades, but considering the current state of the economy and claims owners lost as much as $370 million collectively last year make seemingly far-fetched proposals a lot more palatable. Franchises around the country are fare from financially comfortable, some surrounding by struggling local economies and strapped for cash fan bases. Any prospective owner with deep pockets warrants serious consideration, and where better a place to set up shop than a city built on greenbacks changing hands. Read the rest of this entry »