It’s hard to imagine there could be a better choice to bring an NBA expansion team to Las Vegas than Bill Foley. He’s the only person on the planet who’s already done something like it, and the results have exceeded any possible expectations.
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Of course, hockey and basketball are very different. But Foley’s leadership stewarding the Vegas Golden Knights, Nevada’s first major league professional sports franchise, to unbelievable success over its first nine seasons surely qualifies him as the front-runner in the bidding for the city’s potential men’s pro basketball team.
On June 22, the VGK owner announced he is officially pursuing the award of a National Basketball Association franchise for Las Vegas.
