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- 1 2 3 4 5 The Ledger Enquirer: "Meet the Hawks' new owners" by Tim Tucker June 27, 2015
- 1 2 3 4 5 New York Times: "Tina Gitlin Wed To Steven Price" March 17, 1991
- ↑ "NBA unanimously approves sale of Atlanta Hawks" (Press release). National Basketball Association. June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Hawks finalizing sale with billionaire Antony Ressler". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ NBA: "Group Led By Tony Ressler Completes Purchase of Atlanta Hawks" June 25, 2015 | "Other investors include seven-time NBA All-Star Grant Hill, who will serve as Vice Chair of the Board, Townsquare Media Chair and CEO Steven Price, Clayton Dubilier & Rice partner Rick Schnall, and Spanx founder Sara Blakely and Marquis Jet co-founder Jesse Itzler, who are married"
- ↑ Bloomberg: "NBA Governors Approve $730 Million Hawks Sale to Ressler’s Group" By Scott Soshnick and Zeke Faux June 24, 2015
- ↑ "Atlanta Hawks Sold to Ares' Ressler for $850 million, Group Includes Sara Blakely and Grant Hill". Atlanta Business Chronicle. April 24, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ Atlanta Hawks Selling for $850 Million. The Wall Street Journal. Ben Cohen. April 22, 2015. accessed February 9, 2016
- 1 2 3 Inside Philanthropy: "Steven Price" retrieved November 4, 2017
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