Your Phoenix Suns, who are putting the finishing touches on their ninth consecutive season without a playoff appearance, very nearly missed out on swallowing up $150 million in taxpayer money for renovations to Talking Stick Resort Arena.
Thankfully, Suns owner Robert Sarver and Phoenix City Councilwoman Vania Guevara won’t allow that to happen.
It was close, but Guevara, after much soul-searching I’m sure, flipped from a “no” to a “yes” to get the deal done. And here’s the deal for the fortunate residents of Phoenix:
- City of Phoenix pays $150 million for arena renovations.