RAJ Sports claims its bid collapsed when the founders of Panda Express violated an exclusivity deal and joined Dundon’s bid instead. RAJ Sports, owners of Portland’s new WNBA franchise and the Portland Thorns, and led by siblings Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal, describe themselves in the lawsuit as the ideal owners for the Blazers given the “natural appeal and synergies” that would come from owning three sports teams in the Rose City.

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