This is not a scam. It's not a robbery. Everything is legal. But it’s an incredible deal that Ozzie and Daniel Silna have pulled off.
Owners of the Saint Louis Spirits in the ABA, the two brothers did not succeed in integrating their team into the NBA. But in their negotiations with the league, they still managed to land hundreds of millions of dollars.
How ? With a completely crazy clause that the NBA let slip and the explosion of TV rights.
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The episode – Saint Louis Spirits: the craziest contract in NBA history
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