Alabama NewsCenter — Birmingham Squadron Owner: ‘We’re Here to Stay’

By Kevin Scarbinsky

Don’t call the NBA G League a minor league. Don’t call the Birmingham Squadron – one of three expansion franchises starting play in 2021-2022, bringing the number of franchises to an all-time high of 30 – a minor league team. That’s the message from the top of the organization.

“This isn’t minor to us,” said Gayle Benson, owner of the Squadron and its NBA affiliate, the New Orleans Pelicans, as well as the NFL‘s New Orleans Saints. “This is major.”

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