When critics go out of bounds
Calling foul on those who said the NBA would increase crime

 
By Darnell Mayberry
Published: March 10, 2008

Oklahoma City residents had plenty of reasons to vote down last week's election on Ford Center improvements.

Ownership will ask for a new arena five to 10 years down the line, some feared. Others rejected the idea of paying for upgrades that millionaire and billionaire owners could easily cover.

Citizens had valid reason to question the need to pay the cost of an NBA-use-only practice facility, or object the F...


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