AEG Misses Yet Another Deadline

By DAVID MARTIN

Team USA is cruising toward a medal in women’s basketball in Beijing. And if AEG President Tim Leiweke kept his promises, Lisa Leslie, Candace Parker and other stars of the WNBA would roll through the Sprint Center once the season resumes on August 28.

The failure of AEG, Sprint Center’s part owner and programmer, to land an NBA or NHL tenant is well documented. What’s received less attention is Leweike’s big talk/no results in regards to women’s hoops. In 2005, Leweike was quoted in The Kansas City Star as saying that progress was being made on bringing a WNBA franchise to KC in 2008.