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Warriors President Rick Welts Helped Spearhead NBA’s Decision to Move All-Star Game Out of Charlotte

Warriors President Rick Welts Helped Spearhead NBA’s Decision to Move All-Star Game Out of Charlotte

All of you should know by now that the NBA made good on its stated intent to remove the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte if North Carolina’s House Bill 2 wasn’t overturned. The decision isn’t a bold one. HB2, aka Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, is a terrible piece of legislature, essentially precluding cities [...]

July 25, 2016 admin Blogs 1

Warriors Didn’t Think They Would Be Able to Poach Kevin Durant From Thunder

Warriors Didn’t Think They Would Be Able to Poach Kevin Durant From Thunder

Signing Kevin Durant was kind of like finding money for the Golden State Warriors. Or so team president Rick Welts says. Though the Warriors heavily recruited Durant over the last year-plus, and while they were widely viewed as the most likely landing spot for him should he leave the Oklahoma City Thunder, they never really [...]

July 19, 2016 admin Blogs 0

Suns President Reveals He’s Gay

Suns President Reveals He’s Gay

May 17, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors It’s very rare to have a prominent figure in male sports “come out of the closet” and reveal that he is gay. When it does happen, it’s typically a player. Until now… Phoenix Suns president and CEO Rick Welts, in an effort to breach what he sees as the [...]

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