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He absolutely never asks for money anywhere in that WaPo article. The blurb you cited “No more paying four, five times the rent compared to other teams[...]” was in reference to him paying off his mortgage and the profitability of his company. The guy is bitching about having a shitty mortgage. He’s even adamant that

It takes a hell of a lot more than a venue and enough money to pay 14 professional baseketball players to run a successful professional sports organization. Coaches, training staff, facilities, marketing, scouting, the hundreds of other employees involved in the organization, infrastructure, public relations, legal,

To JudeChino’s credit, Leonsis is widely regarded as one of the “good guy” owners. The guy is accessible and I’m reasonably confident in saying that he invests more resources than the majority NHL/NBA owners in giving back to the community. You’re certainly entitled to be angry about a billionaire asking for