big Grizzlies news

After two consecutive trips to the playoffs and a return to respectability in the Western Conference, Michael Heisley has found a buyer to purchase the Memphis Grizzlies, according to sources with knowledge of the owner's plans.

Sources told ESPN.com that Heisley has an agreement in principle to sell the team to communications technology magnate Robert Pera, who at 34 has a spot on Forbes' list of the 10 youngest billionaries in the world.

 The purchase price is in the $350 million range, sources said. A formal announcement to publicize the agreement between the parties is expected this week, possibly as soon as later Monday, with NBA Board of Governors approval then required before Pera can be officially installed as successor to Heisley, who recently turned 75.

Sources say that Pera intends to keep the team in Memphis. The Grizzlies' lease at the FedExForum, furthermore, ties the team to the city until the year 2021, with steep financial penalties attached to breaking that lease.
thanks charlie

You did it.

WAY TO GO.

spotifriday : let's have a kiki!

zombies in connecticut

This woman tried to steal a wig (tmai) from the Sassy Beauty Supply shop in New Haven Ct.  When the store owner chased her, she bit off a chunk of his arm and spit it back in his face. [via]

"i wanna be a star. i don't wanna be a cleaning lady"

this is what dave was like on the street when michael tried to say hello

oh, and also, this.

beach house - lazuli

rap video thursday

danny brown - grown up

jicyww

twitter's got a new bird logo.

your fortnightly boat

toot tooooooOOOoooooOOooot!!

don't mind me. just passin' through.

don't mind if i do

grizzly bear - sleeping ute

Grizzly Bear have announced that the the follow-up to 2009's Veckatimist will be out on Warp on September 18. (via)

best news i heard aallllll day. they've also announced a tour, and are playing at radio city, the ryman, and the tennessee theater. tickets on sale friday for each.

nErD aLeRt!

While its sugar-white sand is the same as in the Hamptons, modern architecture is not a hallmark of Long Beach’s streetscape. But when a client approached architect West Chin with a run-down clapboard cottage and dreams of a super-contemporary compound, Chin seized upon the opportunity to reconcile modern design with the traditional Cape Cod–style surroundings. (via)

i want that.

the olympics are coming.

his favorite is rings. which event is your favorite?

Sendak retrospective in Soho

"AFA announces a retrospective in loving memory of Maurice Sendak. The exhibition will open on Saturday, June 9th, the day before what would have been the artist’s 84th birthday, and will remain on display through Labor Day. The collection includes nearly 50 original works, including published pieces, conceptual art and a bronze sculpture. This “Wild Thing” sculpture was launched in 2009 to celebrate the largest gallery exhibition that Mr. Sendak had during his extensive career, and was a collaboration with AFA gallery owner, Nicholas Leone."

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