Tom Dundon's cost-cutting and arena disputes draw sharp criticism three months into Trail Blazers ownership
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Chris Thompson
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A scathing opinion piece criticizing new Portland Trail Blazers majority owner Tom Dundon for his cost-cutting measures, layoffs, poor treatment of players, and brinkmanship with the city over arena renovation funding — arguing he stands out even among notoriously sleazy NBA owners.
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· 3 pulledIt takes a special kind of creep to stand out for sleaziness among NBA owners, objectively one of the worst demographics our species has ever established.
Tom Dundon has been the official majority owner of the Portland Trail Blazers for less than three months, and already he is a standard-bearer.
Having already downsized the organization with layoffs, pinched on travel accommodations, stiffed his team's two-way players, and cheaped-out on playoff t-shirts, Dundon is now engaged in brinkmanship with the city of Portland over funding for arena renovations.
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