Robert Johnson's NBA Purchase

NPR | By Lynn Neary

Published December 20, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Lynn Neary speaks with Stefan Fatsis, Wall Street Journal sportswriter, about black billionaire Robert Johson's purchase of a future National Basketball Association franchise in Charlotte, NC. He's the first black person to be a primary owner of a major sports franchise.

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Lynn Neary is an NPR arts correspondent covering books and publishing.

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