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Paul Allen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In 1988, Paul Allen purchased the Portland Trail Blazers NBA team for $70 million, and was instrumental in the development and funding of their Rose Garden Arena in 1993. |
| | Recently Allen has been asking Portland and Oregon officials for assistance in the financing of the Blazers, which he estimated would lose $100 million over the next three years. |
| | Portland Mayor Tom Potter has so far rebuffed the requests, and many Portland fans have been blaming Allen for the serious deterioration of the team's record, quality of play, and image in the community since 1996. |
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