Reporter-written excerpt. The passage below is from ESPN report on Las Vegas bids seems like good news for Seattle Sonics expansion by Brent Stecker at Seattle Sports / MyNorthwest. Original publication: September 29, 2026.
In the reporter’s words
ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported Tuesday that the NBA “is expected to select the winning bid for ownership of the Las Vegas expansion team in the very near future,” and that the league “will hold a formal approval process by the end of December on two expansion teams.”
Editorial context: This passage is from September 29 reporting. Its prospective ownership and approval timetable is attributed reporting, not confirmation that those milestones have happened.
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Image: Las Vegas Strip at night; location illustration for the dated September expansion report. Photo via Pixabay.