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Old 05-29-2014, 07:34 PM   #332
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Originally Posted by seattleflamer View Post
The NHL to Seattle is closely linked to the NBA coming first. That took a big hit today when Ballmer looks to be the successful bid for the LA Clippers. And no, he won't be moving the team to Seattle from LA since that would be value destructive. Ballmer is the whale in the Hansen group that is building an arena when they acquire an NBA franchise.

Link: http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...529-story.html
I'm wondering if as you hint the Hansen group is still viable without Ballmer. If not it could force the city to rethink building an arena for a NBA team and settle for the reality of the NHL. They would at least have an arena for when a NBA team became available.
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