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Originally Posted by valo403
I really don't see contraction happening, the reprecussions of that could be huge. It's just something that doesn't happen in modern day professional sports in North America, and taking that step would certainly be a massive blow to a number of revenue streams such as television contracts. A league that's contracting teams is not a league that you're going to see broadcasters and advertisers looking to work worth, the red flags are just too scary to risk it.
I'd expect that if it came right down to it the league would either operate the team in Atlanta as they did in Phoenix, or they'd make the move to KC and waive any issues with AEG having interests in two markets.
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The NBA is is pretty much the same situation as the NHL in a bunch of markets, I could see the 2 leagues agreeing to 'contract' together, so that it becomes a story about how sports economics are changing rather than either league being in trouble. I can see it being easier to sell a NBA/NHL package to save/relocate teams in some markets as well.