Adam Silver weist LeBrons Forderung nach Umzug der Grizzlies aus Memphis zurück

NBA-Commissioner Adam Silver hat Vorschläge zur Verlegung der Memphis Grizzlies nach Nashville trotz der jüngsten Vorstöße von LeBron James zurückgewiesen. Silver bekräftigte die Zukunft des Teams in Memphis, äußerte jedoch Interesse daran, einige Spiele in Nashville auszutragen, um Tennessee breiter zu repräsentieren. Grizzlies-Eigentümer Robert Pera plant keinen Umzug der Franchise.

NBA-Commissioner Adam Silver nahm am Mittwoch Stellung zu den Spekulationen über die Zukunft der Memphis Grizzlies und wies den Rat von LeBron James zurück, das Team nach Nashville zu verlegen. Silver betonte, dass die Spieler Memphis schätzen und der Eigentümer Robert Pera klar zum Ausdruck gebracht habe, kein Interesse an einem Umzug zu haben. Er lobte den historischen Erfolg von Memphis als NBA-Markt, verwies auf dessen Kultur sowie auf das Einnahmenteilungssystem der Liga, das die wirtschaftliche Tragfähigkeit an allen Standorten unterstützt. Silver sagte: 'Die Spieler, mit denen ich ständig spreche, spielen gerne in Memphis. Ich habe nie von dem Problem gehört, dass Spieler nicht in Memphis sein wollen.' Er fügte hinzu: 'Der Eigentümer der Memphis Grizzlies, ein Mann namens Robert Pera, hat kein Interesse daran, das Team aus Memphis wegzubewegen. Das hat er deutlich gemacht.'

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