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re: Failed Relocation of the Timberwolves to New Orleans in mid 90s

Posted on 1/26/11 at 8:48 am to
Posted by GOP_Tiger
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Posted on 1/26/11 at 8:48 am to
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I thought back when this deal was going down I remember hearing about a proposed name change from Grizzlies to "Express" as part of the move.
They even wanted the team colors to match the corporate orange and blue of FedEx -- but the NBA decided that it didn't want to corporatize teams that much.
Posted by tiger band trumpet
Member since Sep 2008
5675 posts
Posted on 1/26/11 at 11:00 am to
anyone have a pic of the times-picayune from that day? Can't find it through google
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