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Deal in works for sale of NBA's Atlanta Hawks: reports

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Ares Management LP CEO and co-founder Tony Ressler (L) looks up at a screen during his company's …

(Reuters) - A group led by Ares Management LP's co-founder Tony Ressler has won the bidding for the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks, Bloomberg reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.

The sale price is $730 million, the second highest for an NBA team after Steve Ballmer's $2 billion purchase of the Los Angeles Clippers, Bloomberg said.

The group will also take on about $120 million in arena debt, one of the people told Bloomberg.