LucidSW - 2:04 am on Sep 19, 2007 (gmt 0)

> Ok, so they buy the domain, yet it still redirects you to the NBA site.

As someone mentioned, all the NBA teams are like that. I did not know about basketball since I'm not a fan but Major League Baseball operates the same way. They are the "umbrella" site for all teams so that all team sites have the same look and feel. MLB wants control too I guess of each team's Internet properties. Same for minor league baseball.

Makes sense really. All the news and stats is controlled by the league and each individual teams don't have to worry about their own web site.

It even affects domain names of defunct or teams that have moved. The Montreal Expos site was montrealexpos.com and is now owned by the Washington Nationals. Typing that domain now takes you to the Nats web site. Even typing brooklyndodgers.com takes you to the LA Dodgers site. The Dodgers moved out of Brooklyn 50 years ago.