The NBA says the league’s board of governors has voted to approve the sale of the New Orleans Hornets to New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson.
A one-sentence statement released by the NBA on its Twitter page Wednesday night says the transaction is expected to close this week.
Benson and NBA Commissioner David Stern announced in April that the Saints’ owner had agreed to purchase the Hornets from the league and officials confirmed a sale price of about $338 million.
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by Dan Wolken, USA TODAY Sports MEMPHIS — For a while, Tim Duncan played along, pretending to be amused as the questions kept coming late Saturday night, each one a derivative of how he keeps doing this at age 37. The
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Grizzlies can't find enough offense to beat the Spurs lose in OT 104-93. Defense alone isn't enough. http://t.co/4P3gHUkG1x
Good to meet you tonight my dude. Crazy how just playing hard can make all the difference. Keep grinding. @erav30osu
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