No Sponsor Forthcoming for Busy Oakland Arena
From Times Wire Reports
The city of Oakland and Alameda County cannot find a company to sponsor the Oakland Arena, even though it is the busiest major indoor arena in the state.
The city and county are struggling to pay off $140 million spent on renovations five years ago.
Sports marketers blame the inability to find a sponsor on the venue’s being 30 years old and the poor record of the NBA’s Warriors.
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