Bring Back the Falcons: How former Kings & Hawks owner Dorry Kordahi is trying to bring an NBL team to Newcastle
About this episode
Dorry Kordahi discusses his efforts to bring an NBL team back to Newcastle and his involvement in the Lebanese Basketball League.
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People in this episode
Host: Dan Boyce
Guest: Dorry Kordahi
Topics covered
- NBL expansion
- Lebanese Basketball League
- Dorry Kordahi
- Newcastle Falcons
- basketball market
- club ownership
Keywords
- Dorry Kordahi
- Newcastle Falcons
- NBL
- Lebanese Basketball League
- basketball
- club ownership
- expansion
- sports
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sydney Kings, Illawarra Hawks, Lebanese Basketball League, NSA Falcons, NBL
Places: Newcastle, Sydney
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