Nevada
Lombardo has talked with multiple groups regarding Las Vegas NBA expansion
An ownership group led by NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson isn’t the only one that has discussed Las Vegas NBA expansion with Gov. Joe Lombardo in recent weeks.
A number of groups interested in being part of the ownership of a potential team have contacted Lombardo following Johnson’s meeting with Nevada’s top political figure in February, a Lombardo spokesperson told the Review-Journal.
The subject of public funding that might go toward the building of an NBA-ready arena has not been brought up in those conversations, the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson didn’t identify what other groups have spoken with Lombardo. Steve Hill, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority president and CEO, said in January there are three main groups vying for a franchise should one be made available. Those include Johnson’s MAGI group, Fenway Sports Group, which includes NBA star LeBron James, and a group that includes Golden Knights owner Bill Foley.
The increase in activity regarding expansion has occurred since NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in February that at the league meetings this month in New York the expansion process would likely take the next step.
Shortly after Silver’s comments, Johnson met with Lombardo and other civic leaders in February in Las Vegas to get the ball rolling on expansion talks. Johnson is scheduled to return to Las Vegas this week for further meetings.
The NBA Board of Governors meetings are set for March 24 and 25 in New York, where a source said a vote will occur on exploring expansion to Las Vegas and Seattle. For the initiative to move forward, 23 of 30 owners must vote in favor of the expansion exploratory process.
The NBA will then begin to speak with interested ownership groups from Las Vegas and Seattle and the civic leaders from each area to determine which group would get the chance to buy an expansion franchise.
The reported expansion fee is $7 billion to $10 billion, with the possibility of the awarding of the two expansion teams happening as soon as the July NBA Board of Governors meetings during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
Contact Mick Akers at makers@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-2920. Follow @mickakers on X.
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — UNLV turned its student union plaza into a push to save lives as Nevada faces a need for organ donors.
University police and Nevada Donor Network hosted “Dogs, Donuts and Donate Life,” using K9 meet-and-greets and free donuts to get students and staff to stop by, learn about donation, and sign up on the spot.
“Partnering with police agencies, our first responders, is important here during Nationals April’s Donate Life Month because we can spread awareness about organ, eye, and tissue donation together as a trusted community source and also answer any myths or misconceptions, questions people might have about the donation process here in our community,” said Samantha Savalli of Nevada Donor Network.
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People can register at the DMV.
According to Nevada Donor Network, more than 100,000 Americans are waiting for an organ transplant right now including more than 700 people in Nevada. More than 1.6 million Nevadans are already registered as organ donors, but the need is still urgent.
For more information about organ, eye and tissue donation, visit www.nvdonor.org .
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LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Fierce widespread winds return to Southern Nevada on Tuesday!
TODAY
Wind alerts are in place across the Silver State, including HIGH WIND WARNINGS for Esmeralda and Nye County for wind gusts up to 60 mph.
Locally, a WIND ADVISORY will be in effect from 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm today in Clark County for sustained south winds 20-30 mph and wind gusts around 45 mph. Higher wind speeds 50-60 mph will be possible in the mountains. Similar gusty winds will occur across Lincoln County as well.
Rain/snow showers will be possible mainly across northern and central Nevada as this storm passes with the snow level dropping to 5,000-6,000 ft. Around a foot of snow is forecast in parts of the Sierra above 10,000 ft in elevation.
Meanwhile, we’ll see lots of sunshine in Las Vegas with “cooler” high temperatures reaching 86 degrees. That’s down from yesterday’s high of 90 degrees officially at the airport. Winds will start off light, increasing to 15-25 mph sustained winds this afternoon with wind gusts 35-45 mph.
Air quality is ranked ‘good’ to ‘moderate’ for ozone and blowing dust. Pollen levels are ‘low.’
TONIGHT
We’ll see mostly clear skies, gusty winds and colder valley low temperatures dropping to the mid 50s.
Winds will continue out of the southwest, 20-30 mph.
WHAT’S NEXT
Temperatures will drop around 10 degrees by Wednesday with valley highs in the mid 70s. Breezes will linger with west/southwest winds 10-15 mph with gusts around 25 mph.
We have a brief warm-up Thursday and Friday, ahead of another weather maker moving in this weekend. As of right now, weather models indicate breezes picking up Saturday and Sunday (SW winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph). A slight chance of mountain showers will be possible (20% odds Saturday & 30% odds Sunday on Mt. Charleston).
Temperatures will start warming up again beyond the 7-day with valley highs back in the low 80s NEXT Tuesday through Thursday.
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