Kerr and Sarver met with Colangelo, and a deal was in place four weeks later.
For a banker, Robert Sarver's having too much fun running the Phoenix Suns basketball team.
Apart from Mr. Birch, other techies ramping up night-life investments include Ryan Sarver, director of platform at Twitter Inc.
Sarver, along with partner and former player Steve Kerr, had originally wanted to put a team in Las Vegas.
"We thought we had a good team, but we needed a senior leader to bring it all together, " says Sarver.
Some of Sarver's actions can be traced to the NBA luxury tax.
Mr. Sarver has been working with several partners to raise money for a restaurant and bar that will be located at 1420 Market St.
Phoenix, under the ownership of Robert Sarver, never recovered when power forward Amar'e Stoudemire turned down a deal to return to the Suns and left for the Knicks.
"The frustration with the federal government's failure to deal with the issue of illegal immigration resulted in passage of a flawed state law, " Suns managing partner Robert Sarver said in a statement.
In just three years Sarver, 45, turned the Suns from a loser on and off the court into the most exciting team in the NBA. His game plan: spend on star players and a renovated, revenue-enhancing arena, and market like time is running out.
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