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Get to know an NBA owner!

My2Cents said:
I don't mind the thread. Just stay on point. Kroenke doesn't work for Wal-Mart. You can't really blame him for Wal-Mart's impact on state and local governments because he is married to Ann Walton (who probably doesn't work for Wal-Mart either).
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I never said Kroenke worked for Wal-Mart. He is clearly working very closely with Wal-Mart:

Kroenke and Wal-Mart also have drawn fire for receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in public subsidies for their projects.

THF Realty, a St. Louis-based shopping-center developer in which Kroenke is a part-owner, received $117 million in tax breaks from local governments on 10 shopping-center developments from 1994 to 2006, according to Good Jobs First, a Washington-based group that tracks subsidies paid to Wal-Mart. Of that, $54 million went toward Wal-Mart stores.

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About 50 percent to 60 percent of THF projects have Wal-Mart or related tenants, Staenberg said.

"We always give them the opportunity to be part of our projects, but there are no special deals," he said of Wal-Mart. "The reason we get deals is that if we tell people we're going to do something, it gets done. ... (Kroenke) wishes that people would recognize that he's a successful businessman on his own."
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https://www.denverpost.com/null/ci_6318716
 
freakazoid said:
You need to do some more research and find out who truly benefits if the players were to get their way...
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Most of the threads around here have a title that is irrelevant to its content. I am trying something different: I stated the purpose of the thread in the title.
 
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The next installment is Kobe Bryant. The Black Mamba (A Name he gave himself) has an estimated net worth of 140 Million (2009). From joining the Lakers in 2006 he will have recieved 260 Million alone in salary. In 2013 he will make 50% more than most of the top NBA players including Lebron James and Kevin Durant. The Mamba has signed 48 Million and 40 Million dollar endorsement deals with 2 different shoe companies since joining the league. He takes a 49 Miles Private helicopter ride to each home game from his Orange County home to avoid traffic. He current resides in a 13,500 crib in Orange county after reneging on a 13.5 million dollar home near by. He is said to be building a home in Newport beach in which the 1 acre of land cost 9.5 million (Something he can pay off by playing 25 games in 2013). His car collection includes a Bentley GT Coupe, Esclade, Impalla, Ferarri F430, and numerous other cars totaling millions of dollars. Kobe is married and has 2 children yet was in a scandal of him raping a women in Colorado.
 
Cope said:
The next installment is Kobe Bryant. The Black Mamba (A Name he gave himself) has an estimated net worth of 140 Million (2009). From joining the Lakers in 2006 he will have recieved 260 Million alone in salary. In 2013 he will make 50% more than most of the top NBA players including Lebron James and Kevin Durant. The Mamba has signed 48 Million and 40 Million dollar endorsement deals with 2 different shoe companies since joining the league. He takes a 49 Miles Private helicopter ride to each home game from his Orange County home to avoid traffic. He current resides in a 13,500 crib in Orange county after reneging on a 13.5 million dollar home near by. He is said to be building a home in Newport beach in which the 1 acre of land cost 9.5 million (Something he can pay off by playing 25 games in 2013). His car collection includes a Bentley GT Coupe, Esclade, Impalla, Ferarri F430, and numerous other cars totaling millions of dollars. Kobe is married and has 2 children yet was in a scandal of him raping a women in Colorado.
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Dude's a pimp.
 
It is time to "Get to know an(other) NBA owner!" He is Peter Holt, owner of the San Antonio Spurs. Mister Holt has a net worth of just $80 million, among the lowest of all NBA owners. He earned his fortune working for his father's business, Holt Cat, the largest Caterpillar dealership in the United States. He is also the great-grandson of Benjamin Holt, the inventor of the first practical Caterpillar-like equipment. Mister Holt served in the US Army and completed a one year tour in Vietnam, during which he earned a Silver Star, three Bronze Stars for Valor, and a Purple Heart for wounds received.
 
r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t said:
It is time to "Get to know an(other) NBA owner!" He is Peter Holt, owner of the San Antonio Spurs. Mister Holt has a net worth of just $80 million, among the lowest of all NBA owners. He earned his fortune working for his father's business, Holt Cat, the largest Caterpillar dealership in the United States. He is also the great-grandson of Benjamin Holt, the inventor of the first practical Caterpillar-like equipment. Mister Holt served in the US Army and completed a one year tour in Vietnam, during which he earned a Silver Star, three Bronze Stars for Valor, and a Purple Heart for wounds received.
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What the??? Out of all teams to have a war hero as an owner (I guess the only team I hate more is the Lakers).........maybe it's karma the dude has the only small market NBA team that's had a dynasty.
 
r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t said:
It is time to "Get to know an(other) NBA owner!" He is Peter Holt, owner of the San Antonio Spurs. Mister Holt has a net worth of just $80 million, among the lowest of all NBA owners. He earned his fortune working for his father's business, Holt Cat, the largest Caterpillar dealership in the United States. He is also the great-grandson of Benjamin Holt, the inventor of the first practical Caterpillar-like equipment. Mister Holt served in the US Army and completed a one year tour in Vietnam, during which he earned a Silver Star, three Bronze Stars for Valor, and a Purple Heart for wounds received.
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purple heart aint ****. i hear you can get one for a simple case of the flu or a broken nail
 
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