In a short item in ESPN the Magazine's "3 Seconds" column, Ric Bucher reports that "financial issues" may force Bruce Ratner to sell the team. Quoting "multiple league sources", Bucher also reports "prospective owners want the team to stay put". SI's Ian Thomsen reported last week that four groups are interested in buying the Nets but that any sale was predicated on the Nets moving to Brooklyn.
- 3 Seconds - Ric Bucher - ESPN the Magazine