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 Posted: 01/09/19 5:28 pm ::: Nets minority owner to buy Liberty |
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Felt this needed it's own thread.
https://apnews.com/85bc4d6de70a4c5a893a00bc37a9231a?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP_Sports
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An investment group led by the co-founder of the Alibaba Group is close to a deal to buy the Liberty, a person familiar with the purchase told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person, who said the deal could be done within a week, spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the discussions were private. The WNBA’s regular season begins in May. |
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| Posted: 01/09/19 5:44 pm ::: |
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| The schedule has already been released, but I wonder how many games can be moved to Barclays?
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| Posted: 01/09/19 6:28 pm ::: |
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Info on Joseph Tsai and the Alibaba Group.
Tsai is a 49% owner of the Brooklyn Nets(Oct. 2017).
Tsai joined Michael Rubin to buy the Carolina Panthers(March 2018).
Tsai owns the NLL's San Diego Seals(Oct. 2017).
Tsai has also been rumored to want an Arena Football team playing at Barclays.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet, AI and technology. Founded April 4, 1999, the company provides consumer-to-consumer, business-to-consumer and business-to-business sales services via web portals, as well as electronic payment services, shopping search engines and cloud computing services. It owns and operates a diverse array of businesses around the world in numerous sectors, and is named as one of the world's most admired companies by Fortune.
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| Posted: 01/09/19 8:01 pm ::: |
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Barclays is available based on the current schedule:
May 24 vs. IND
June 7 vs. WAS
June 9 vs. LAV
June 12 vs. MIN
June 19 vs. CHI
June 28 vs. DAL
July 7 vs. LAV
July 20 vs. LAS
Aug 4 vs. CON
Aug 11 vs. SEA
Aug 13 vs. MIN
Aug 23 vs. ATL
Aug 27 vs. PHX
Aug 30 vs. CON
Sept 3 vs. WAS
Sept 6 vs. IND
Only current game not available to move is June 4 vs. LAS(camp game).
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| Posted: 01/09/19 8:07 pm ::: |
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| This is incredible news. For the Liberty and the league!
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| Posted: 01/09/19 8:27 pm ::: |
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| Did they say they would move games?
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| Posted: 01/09/19 8:29 pm ::: |
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| Did they say they would move games? |
the deal isn't done yet. supposed to be announced next week. guess we'll find out then.
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| Posted: 01/09/19 8:37 pm ::: |
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Let it be so.
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| Posted: 01/09/19 9:51 pm ::: |
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| Also, let's not get our hopes up that they reschedule games at Barclays this season. They might still play at WCC this season and move to Nassau in 2020. Still a major upgrade over WCC.
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| Posted: 01/09/19 9:54 pm ::: |
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| I wonder if they will change their name to the Brooklyn Liberty?
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| Posted: 01/09/19 9:55 pm ::: |
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| I wonder if they will change their name to the Brooklyn Liberty? |
They shouldn't, especially if they play their games in Nassau.
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| Posted: 01/09/19 10:10 pm ::: |
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I am absolutely getting my hopes up.
If the new owner has a major stake in the nets and there is little scheduling conflict I can't imagine why the new owner wouldn't want to move them to Barclays this season.
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| Posted: 01/09/19 10:56 pm ::: |
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| Please let this deal get finalized. And for God sake, please don't let them play in Nassau.
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| Posted: 01/09/19 11:01 pm ::: |
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| I wonder if they will change their name to the Brooklyn Liberty? |
They shouldn't, especially if they play their games in Nassau. |
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| The Statue of Liberty is closer to New Jersey than New York and, in fact, resides in New Jersey’s waters. However, it has been established as part of the 8th Congressional District of New York according to the U.S. Geological Survey. New Jersey has never claimed rights to the island. |
I’m not sure how you change the name of one of the founding WNBA teams that doesn’t move all that far, and I’m usually not sentimental like that.
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| Posted: 01/09/19 11:09 pm ::: |
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| While I wouldn't hate the Brooklyn Liberty (full disclosure I live in Brooklyn) there is no need for a name change because Brooklyn is part of NYC, and since I have already decided they are going to be playing in Brooklyn until told differently I feel no need to discuss any other possibilities.
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| Posted: 01/09/19 11:22 pm ::: |
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I think we're jumping the gun here. First of all, I don't know how Nassau even got into the conversation. Secondly, Barclays Center pushed out the Islanders because of low attendance. I know there were some hockey configuration issues, but still -- the economics for Barclays is a lot closer to MSG than WCC. I would think there are still similar issues to resolve.
I hope this deal goes through, but we had a rumor like this last year with another rich tech guy. Not getting worked up until the official announcement is made.
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| Posted: 01/10/19 1:33 am ::: |
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| If the new owner has a major stake in the nets and there is little scheduling conflict I can't imagine why the new owner wouldn't want to move them to Barclays this season. |
Because it's still going to be vastly cheaper to play somewhere like Westchester? I wouldn't expect big changes to the venues this season, but from 2020 hopefully they can come up with something better. If the ties with Dolan and MSG are severed there's no real reason for Westchester to be the choice even if the alternative is some small college venue rather than a giant place like Barclays.
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| I hope this deal goes through, but we had a rumor like this last year with another rich tech guy. Not getting worked up until the official announcement is made. |
If Feinberg's willing to get into specifics, I'd be willing to believe that this deal is very likely to be completed. But given all the false dawns I can't really blame you. |
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| Posted: 01/10/19 10:54 am ::: |
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This is very good news, regardless of where the team plays.
If the team plays in Barclays, it's tremendous news.
And though we'll never know, if actual money changes hands, it's the best news of all.
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| Posted: 01/10/19 11:18 am ::: |
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I'm ecstatic and hopeful with this news. As a New York resident, I think I'm about to become a Nets season ticket holder - and then a Liberty one!
Fingers crossed!
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| Posted: 01/10/19 1:23 pm ::: |
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J-Spoon,
Wow, I was the same thing, like wtf!!!
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| Posted: 01/11/19 12:44 am ::: |
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| ClayK wrote: |
This is very good news, regardless of where the team plays.
If the team plays in Barclays, it's tremendous news.
And though we'll never know, if actual money changes hands, it's the best news of all. |
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