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TIL that Knicks owner James Dolan filed a lawsuit to stop the construction of a new arena near his due to concerns over competition. Instead of fighting the lawsuit, the owner of the new arena, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, bought Dolan’s property for $400 million.

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