Phil Jackson Questions NBA Owning Hornets

...foreshadowing at its best.

An article written almost a year ago.

From the Orange Country Register dated 12/29/2010: NEW ORLEANS — Phil Jackson has said it before, so he said it again: He isn’t confident about the Hornets’ long-term viability in New Orleans.

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"I don’t know if New Orleans can support a team," Jackson said.

The Hornets had their second sellout of the season Wednesday with the Lakers in town, drawing a season-high 18,018 in New Orleans’ 17th home game of the season (13-4). The franchise was recently bought by the NBA, which prompted Jackson to say: "Not happy about that."

Jackson put forth a scenario where Hornets star Chris Paul might revive his demand for a trade, and Jackson wondered how the league could manage being the one deciding which other franchise would get Paul.

"Who’s going to pull the button on it?" Jackson asked. "When Chris says he has to be traded, how’s that going to go? ... Someone’s going to have to make a very nonjudgmental decision on that part that’s not going to irritate anyone else in the league."

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