Nike founder Phil Knight and Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Alan Smolinisky have made an offer to become the next owners of the Portland Trail Blazers. The “Woj Bomb” dropped last week, a colossal storyline adding more cinema to a pivotal offseason already buzzing with intrigue in Portland.
In a recent piece for his site, The Bald Faced Truth, columnist John Canzano detailed where the Knight-Smolinisky partnership began, weighed in on the ongoing negotiations, and revealed this isn’t the first time Oregon’s native son has pursued an NBA franchise.
According to Canzano, Knight and Smolinisky developed the ownership plan as neighbors at the Madison Club, a luxurious development in Laquinta, California.