Former Trail Blazers owner Weinberg died at 92

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Larry Weinberg, one of the founders and original owners of the Portland Trail Blazers, has died. He was 92.
Weinberg’s death was announced Wednesday by the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee.
KATU reports that Weinberg was one of three partners who got the franchise started as an NBA expansion team in 1970 to the tune of $3.7 million.
Weinberg, a veteran of World War II, real estate developer, and a pro-Israel activist,sold the team to the late Paul Allen