To me that is one of two scenarios:
1) Negotiation Posturing: It's tough to get a good sale price and to be able to charge a relocation fee when the buyer thinks you don't have a choice.
2) Ishbia has stepped up to the table...a big barrier in the past was that Sarver wanted no part of the Coyotes sharing a rink with the Suns, and really he controlled that relationship with the city over the Footprint Center.
But that is all changed now with Ishbia as the owner. Also technically the city of Phoenix owns the Footprint center...and most days now the owner of the sports team wants to control the arena and the surrounding retail area.
So if Ishbia wanted to build his own arena for the Suns to play in...then maybe he would want to add another tenant to be an anchor and give him more nights of revenue for that investment.
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