Portland Trail Blazers set to be sold for staggering $4BILLION as NHL owner Tom Dundon lines up eye-watering bid
Allen, the late co-founder of Microsoft, bought the team over three-and-a-half decades ago and his estate has owned the Blazers since his passing in 2018.
Now, according to multiple reports (first reported by Sportico), Dundon is purchasing the team and has agreed to keep the team in Oregon.
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