<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">ATLANTA (AP) -- A power struggle among the Atlanta Hawks' owners heads to court next week, overshadowing attempts in the offseason to improve the team with the fewest wins in the NBA last season. Owner Steve Belkin of Boston has obtained a restraining order preventing his co-owners from removing him as the team's NBA governor. As the NBA governor of the Atlanta Spirit LLC group, which also owns the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers and operating rights to Philips Arena, Belkin must sign off on the Hawks' trades. His refusal to approve the sign-and-trade deal for guard Joe Johnson of the Phoenix Suns prompted the rift. </div> <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-hawks-ownersfeud&prov=ap&type=lgns" target="_blank"> Hawks' ownership rift headed to court </a> Sounds like it's going to get worse before it gets better.
