大意就是說 Rose Garden的owner們終於說話了 他們說已經向Paul Allen方面的人提案 雙方正在討論 另外Terry Porter這兩天會和Portland當地的一些買家會面 討論一起出資的事情 他明天下午還會去見市長Potter http://0rz.net/881fS Arena's owners put forth offer Blazers - Officials say both sides are in talks to jointly sell the Rose Garden and the team Tuesday, April 18, 2006 HELEN JUNG The owners of the Rose Garden approached Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen's investment company in recent weeks with an offer to work together to sell the team and the arena, a representative of the arena group said Monday. Richard Josephson, a board member for Portland Arena Management, declined to give specifics other than to say discussions are continuing with Allen's Vulcan Inc. investment firm. He said the arena owners made the proposal after NBA Commissioner David Stern dropped efforts March 30 to broker a deal between the arena and its primary tenant. Although the idea to sell the team and arena together is not new, the building's owners have only now publicly stated that they put forth their own offer. The arena owners have been chastised by Stern and Allen for not being constructive in talks on how to fix the team's financial problems. Josephson disagreed, saying the arena owners are looking out for their investors. "The funds that went to build the arena came from pension funds, retirement funds and life insurance policyholders," he said. "We have a fiduciary duty to protect their interests." Andy Brimmer, a Vulcan spokesman, said only that the two sides were exploring a joint sale as part of overall discussions "about ways to ensure the future viability of the Trail Blazers in Portland." He declined further comment on the proposal. In the meantime, former Trail Blazer Terry Porter plans to meet today and Wednesday with local investors who might be interested in helping buy the team and the arena. He's also scheduled to meet Wednesday afternoon with Portland Mayor Tom Potter. --

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