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Dwight Jaynes

Dwight Jaynes

American journalist and sportswriter

Aug 4, 2026

6:31
So that goes away, what happens?
6:32
Yeah, and I would add to that, Jim, that, you know, over the years, I've grown tired of hearing economists say, "Well, pro sports isn't ...
6:41
Uh, i- it's not gonna pencil out dollar-wise for a community." Well, every city in the world virtually has built publicly funded arenas, stadiums, whatever, because they recognize the value to the community.
6:57
And, and I, I, I mean, I go back a long ways with the Trail Blazers, and I can tell you there's so many things that I was asked not to write about, that Clyde Drexler, Buck Williams, Damian Lillard, Brandon Roy, all these people have done individually for people in the community that no one's ever heard about.
8:11
Mm-hmm.
8:12
Yeah.
8:12
W- we've had, uh, in the beginning, a tremendous ownership, um, and then it transferred.
8:18
And I, I believe Paul Allen was a great owner.

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