76ers Ownership Inches Closer To A New PhiladelphiaArena [Video]

The Philadelphia City Council could greenlight the project on Tuesday.

The Philadelphia City Council could give the owners of the National Basketball Association’s Philadelphia 76ers franchise the franchise owners’ biggest victory of the season. Approval  of a plan to build an arena in the Chinatown section of the city despite local opposition. On December 12^th, the council voted 12-4 to approve the $60 million community benefits package for the proposed 76ers arena. The council’s vote was a crucial step in the road to building an arena. The vote probably is a sign that the council will approve the arena deal at its December 17^thfinal meeting of the year. Should the city council vote yes, that does not mean the arena along with retail and residential space will be built. A group called the No Arena Coalition could file a lawsuit and try to block the construction. The Philadelphia …