NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants to see Phoenix use municipal dollars to help out Sarver and his business. “I’ve made clear as well, as commissioner, it’d be a failure on my part if a team ended up moving out of a market. I will say, in Phoenix, it’s the oldest arena now in the NBA that hasn’t been either completely rebuilt or renovated. There’s no question the arena needs a substantial investment.” Silver, of course, is first and foremost a lobbyist in this situation and although Sarver claimed he would not move if the Phoenix city council said no to spending a quarter of a billion dollars on the renovation, other cities may want his business. It’s the way of sports today.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants to see Phoenix use municipal dollars to help out Sarver and his business. “I’ve made clear as well, as commissioner, it’d be a failure on my part if a team ended up moving out of a market. I will say, in Phoenix, it’s the oldest arena now in the NBA that hasn’t been either completely rebuilt or renovated. There’s no question the arena needs a substantial investment.” Silver, of course, is first and foremost a lobbyist in this situation and although Sarver claimed he would not move if the Phoenix city council said no to spending a quarter of a billion dollars on the renovation, other cities may want his business. It’s the way of sports today.
I'm curious, why was this particular article posted? I mean this is somewhat old news and not even particularly informative on the situation.
What's everyone's opinion on this?
"There are 3 rules I live by: never get less than 12 hours sleep, never play cards with a guy with the same first name as a city & never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Everything else is cream cheese."
And don’t forget that some other team is going to offer him a significant chunk of cheddar.
“Are you crazy?! You think I’m going to go for seven years and try to get there? You enjoy the 2030 draft picks that we have holding? I want to try to see the game today.” — Ish 3/13/25
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants to see Phoenix use municipal dollars to help out Sarver and his business. “I’ve made clear as well, as commissioner, it’d be a failure on my part if a team ended up moving out of a market. I will say, in Phoenix, it’s the oldest arena now in the NBA that hasn’t been either completely rebuilt or renovated. There’s no question the arena needs a substantial investment.” Silver, of course, is first and foremost a lobbyist in this situation and although Sarver claimed he would not move if the Phoenix city council said no to spending a quarter of a billion dollars on the renovation, other cities may want his business. It’s the way of sports today.
The arena financing isn't up for a public vote, it's going to be voted on by the city council after the public forums are held.
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