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Stern: No later than next February
Could the Hawks' ownership dispute finally be nearing a conclusion?
NBA commissioner David Stern said as much before Game 4.
"We don't find it to be debilitating at all at the present time," Stern said of the dispute that came to a head three years ago over the acquisition of Johnson. "They are business as usual, they're working hard to sell tickets for next season, to sell sponsorships and to do what has to be done.
"They have their business calls every two weeks. Everyone knows there will ultimately be a divorce of some kind, the terms of which will be determined judicially no later than next February. But it's not a taxing or overburdening situation. I think too much is probably made of it in a way. So we're fine. We're fine."
The Hawks making the playoffs certainly didn't hurt, Stern said. "It demonstrates that if you put a team together on the court and win some games, you stand a better chance of overcoming a lot of issues," he said.
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Stern: No later than next February
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