Final week, ROI-NJ reported that the state of New Jersey is “making a critical push” to persuade the 76ers to relocate to New Jersey and into a brand new enviornment in Camden. The report famous that New Jersey authorities officers started their pursuit of the NBA franchise partially as a result of Sixers possession hitting “repeated roadblocks” of their efforts to construct a brand new enviornment in Philadelphia.
On Monday, New Jersey governor Phil Murphy confirmed that talks of the Sixers coming to his state are “actual” and never simply rumors. Murphy cited New Jersey’s sturdy relationship with Harris Blitzer Sports activities and Leisure (HBSE) — the group that owns the New Jersey Devils, the Philadelphia 76ers and a apply facility in Camden — as an icebreaker within the talks.
“It is actual within the sense there is a critical dialog,” Murphy informed reporters, via NJ.com. “We have been observing the shortage of progress in Philadelphia, and we mentioned: You already know what? We’re gonna increase this with them. And we’re critical about it. They seem like critical about it. We’ll see. You by no means know the place these items land.”