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Rumor: ATL Hawks Being Sold

Posted on 1/2/15 at 10:50 am
Posted by hiltacular
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Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 1/2/15 at 10:50 am
Chris Vivlamore ?@CVivlamoreAJC 1m1 minute ago
BREAKING: According to league source, agreements in place for 100 percent of Hawks to be sold. Story to come. #ATLHawks

Zach Lowe ?@ZachLowe_NBA
Guesses from insiders on 100% valuation of Hawks have generally ranged from $700M-$1B. High end seems too high to me, but we'll see.

Fantastic news, it is no secret the ASG is a terrible ownership group.
Posted by baybeefeetz
Member since Sep 2009
31647 posts
Posted on 1/2/15 at 10:52 am to
How have they fared in getting fewer blacks at their games?
Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
Member since Nov 2010
82061 posts
Posted on 1/2/15 at 10:52 am to
the owner positioned himself with the fake "racist" comments a couple of months ago.


well played
Posted by quail man
New York, NY
Member since May 2010
40930 posts
Posted on 1/2/15 at 10:56 am to
Only took the Hawks fans 30 minutes after this broke to post this
Posted by ATLTiger
#TreyBiletnikoffs
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 1/2/15 at 11:16 am to
quote:

100 percent


praise da Lawd
Posted by td01241
Savannah
Member since Nov 2012
22856 posts
Posted on 1/2/15 at 11:19 am to
Hawk on!
Posted by Wally Sparks
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 1/2/15 at 11:32 am to
Posted by Wally Sparks
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2013
29268 posts
Posted on 1/2/15 at 11:32 am to
Full AJC article

quote:

The Hawks are for sale – as in 100 percent of the franchise.

According to person familiar with the situation, agreements have been reached between all three ownership groups to sell their complete stakes in the team. Those agreements have been approved by the NBA.

The team will be officially on the market next week, according to a league source. The investment banking firm Goldman Sachs and Inner Circle Sports has been retained to handle the sale process. The firm can now begin the process of gathering and vetting prospective buyers. Estimations are the franchise could be sold for upwards of $600 million.

The Washington-based group, led by controlling owner Bruce Levenson, announced in September that it would sell its 50.1 stake following the discovery of a racially inflammatory email that rocked the franchise. An independent investigation discovered an e-mail Levenson wrote in 2012 that included racist remarks about the fan base and game operations. Levenson’s partners Ed Peskowitz and Todd Foreman are also stakeholders in the original group known as the Atlanta Spirit.
This post was edited on 1/2/15 at 11:34 am
Posted by Louisianimal83
Lithia Springs, GA
Member since Jan 2009
1606 posts
Posted on 1/2/15 at 11:37 am to
Move them Seattle. This city does not deserve a franchise.
Posted by Caplewood
Atlanta
Member since Jun 2010
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Posted on 1/2/15 at 11:40 am to
Posted by Korin
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Posted on 1/2/15 at 6:18 pm to
I hope Dominique buys them.
Posted by NorthGwinnettTiger
Member since Jun 2006
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Posted on 1/2/15 at 7:33 pm to
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