<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Mayor Kay Barnes said the city of Kansas City has contacted NBA commissioner David Stern?s office and offered a temporary home for the New Orleans Hornets if the club is unable to play at its arena this season. The New Orleans Arena is adjacent to the Superdome, which sustained considerable damage from Hurricane Katrina, and even if the arena is operable, NBA deputy commissioner Russ Granik advised league members last week, ?It still may be impossible to play games in New Orleans for some time.? Kansas City is one of several non-NBA cities volunteering their facilities to the Hornets. Oklahoma City, San Diego and Nashville have made offers, though it?s more likely the club would prefer to remain closer to home and play at LSU?s Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge or the University of Southwestern Louisiana?s Cajundome in Lafayette. ?We?ve made clear that we certainly would be responsive to that opportunity,? Barnes said Tuesday. ?On the other hand, I understand that the team might very well want to be as close to New Orleans as possible. I think we?ve done everything that is appropriate for us to do, which is express our willingness to have the Hornets be here for a period of time.? Though Kansas City is 918 miles from New Orleans, it has some influential support from Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns a share of the Los Angeles Lakers; and from Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Philadelphia 76ers. AEG will operate the new Sprint Center when it opens in 2007, and AEG president Tim Leiweke has a close association with Stern. Comcast is the parent company of Global Spectrum, which manages Kemper Arena and has a working relationship with AEG in arenas throughout the country. ?AEG is willing to step up to help the city of Kansas City, if asked,? said AEG?s Michael Roth, vice president of communications. ?We would make whatever phone calls and lobbying efforts if someone on behalf of the city officially contacts us.?</div> Source So far the possible destination for the Hornets are ... - LSU - San Diego - Kansas City
Dont forget Nashville Nashville has also offered an arena for the team. As a TN resident I would love for them to come to Nashville.
I heard rumor that they might offer but had heard nothing solid. As a MO resident I'd love to see them in KC more than you'd love to see them in TN Cuse.
