**OFFICIAL 2019 NBA OFFSEASON THREAD**

[lawdog1]

Adam Silver Tried To Broker Deal Between James Dolan, Steve Ballmer On Inglewood Arena
JUL 17, 2019 4:30 PM

Adam Silver attempted to broach a compromise between James Dolan and Steve Ballmer on their battle over competing arena projects in Inglewood, California.

Madison Square Garden runs The Forum in Inglewood, which was recently refurbished and hosts concerts.

Inglewood, however, has worked on building a new arena with Ballmer and the Los Angeles Clippers approximately one mile away from The Forum.

Silver publicly supported the efforts to build a new arena and proposed a compromise that included The Forum receiving a fee for any concerts booked at the new arena.

“It didn’t happen. I don’t know why it didn’t happen,” Dolan said. “I think it may have something to do with everybody wanting to bring their lawyers, which was seen as unproductive.

“That was the end of the matter. But, in any case, a proposal made to us on this basis would not be acceptable in terms of the problem we have with the new Clippers arena.”

While trying to block the Clippers from moving to Inglewood, Dolan attempted to recruit the Lakers to The Forum.
STEFAN BONDY, NANCY DILLON/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Has nothing to do with money. Dolan has an agreement with the city.

Everything has to do with money...just wait....

 

[youngwolf]

Not Rosbae

Good.

Need the entire concept of sideline reporting out of the game. Adds absolutely nothing to my viewing experience.

Commentators should be next to go.

 

[drewsone]

I don’t think so, but he owns The Forum, which is also in Inglewood, and he wants any NBA team in Inglewood to play there. I think that’s the issue.

 

[Deleted member 170883]

move the clippers pechanga arena in san diego

 

[geno90221]

So basically the city of Inglewood can take the land back anytime they want and sell it to Balmer.

Dolan has no chance to win this they will cut him a check worst case and he will go away.

 

[elpablo21]

Adds absolutely nothing to my viewing experience.

 

[drewsone]

So basically the city of Inglewood can take the land back anytime they want and sell it to Balmer.

Dolan has no chance to win this they will cut him a check worst case and he will go away.

Ahhh okay. The rest of the article I posted a screen of was talking about Dolan suing iglewood and then a countersuit or some stuff

 

[kingfoamnyc]

So basically the city of Inglewood can take the land back anytime they want and sell it to Balmer.

Dolan has no chance to win this they will cut him a check worst case and he will go away.

It's really not that simple at all

 

[MVP]

It's really not that simple at all

Yea. Inglewood has a contractual agreement to not build another venue with MSG and Dolan I believe. Balmer should just move em back to San Diego.

 

[lawdog1]

Good info. Thanks.

 

[MVP]

Kuz with the Kobe cake . The tradition continues.

 

[alchemist iq]

J.cole was hooping hooping
Celebrity ASG F'ed

 

[drewsone]

J.cole was hooping hooping
Celebrity ASG F'ed

The one year he played he caught an oop lol

 

[xbiker47]

Cole

 

[buc em]

Would be dope to see the Clippers in San Diego.

 

[B Sox]

James Dolan net worth $1.5 billion; Steve Ballmer net worth $50.4 billion. Uncle Steve gonna win this one.

Forgot which show on ESPN I was watching today, but they said 8Ballmer could buy the 15 highest valued franchises in the league and still have $5B+ leftover.

Wild.

 

[MVP]

2024 only person that's still going to be on the team is Pat Bev.

 

[moe200069]

J.cole was hooping hooping
Celebrity ASG F'ed

caption misleading as hell. Donovan, Trae, Carmelo, DSJ, Serge, Lance, and Hamidou Diallo are no one's "favorite player"

 

[frink85]

Is there still resistance from inglewood residents? Or was that the city itself and it’s ok now?

 

[tay1]

Is there still resistance from inglewood residents? Or was that the city itself and it’s ok now?

Resistance on what? The Clippers coming to the Forum?

 

[D_eezus]

Forgot which show on ESPN I was watching today, but they said 8Ballmer could buy the 15 highest valued franchises in the league and still have $5B+ leftover.

Wild.

How you get this much money

 

[MajinZuub]

How you get this much money

Co-create Microsoft

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

The layers to the Dolan vs Ballmer/Inglewood parking lot suit

Apparently Dolan gave a million to some no chance mayoral candidate to try to help

That was the most money spent on a candidate ever in election history

Mentioned this yesterday. It's over a parking lot

Inglewood's current mayor is all for the new arena and promised hundreds of new jobs

Gentrification incoming though

 

[frink85]

Resistance on what? The Clippers coming to the Forum?

Building a new arena. I remember hearing/seeing on the news the people in town weren’t fans

Edit: Vincent Van Goat hit on it, the gentrification issue as well as the usual traffic etc

 

[MVP]

Resistance on what? The Clippers coming to the Forum?

From the gentrification of their community. Probably a lot. Their housing and rents are going up astronomically. And that's just with the Rams stadium.