Bayne's story is a little weak; there is no mention of Las Vegas as a future NBA site (more on that here) and it takes a reader response to mention the newly vacant city of Seattle as a likely site for a team to relocate or expand to.
More importantly, for this blog anyway, is the statement that Baltimore "lacks a large downtown, or even suburban arena" with no mention of the city's upcoming plans to replace the 1st Mariner Arena with an NBA-ready venue. Statements on Baltimore's job loss and urban flight "since the 1970's" doesn't take into account recent stories (like this one) showing the "slowing of the city's decade-long population loss" or the Raven's dominance on the local sports scene.
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