The NBA’s Newest, Cheapest Owner Shows How Billionaires Ruin Sports (opens in new tab)
Just weeks after Texas-based, shady car loan magnate Tom Dundon bought the Portland Trail Blazers, stories of his outrageous cost-cutting decisions quickly broke containment from the Pacific Northwest. Every national sports media outlet covered Dundon’s baffling measures to save himself a few bucks, which included making the team and staff wait hours in a hotel lobby to avoid late checkout fees, leaving part-time players behind in Portland while the team traveled to its playoff series in Texa...
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