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Richard Blumenthal: “The WNBA muscled everyone out and dictated that it go to…”

Featuring: Richard Blumenthal, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Published | Video Starts at 04:25

Are you concerned that there was only one market that they could go to or that there was only one buyer even within that market? My concern is that The WNBA muscled everyone out and dictated that it go to Houston. That is a violation of fair competition. There could have been other bids from other cities, for all we know, if the WNBA had not dictated that the team should … (04:25–04:34)

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Claims the WNBA forced the sale to Houston, violating fair competition.

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