{"id":488415,"date":"2026-03-16T21:48:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=488415"},"modified":"2026-03-16T21:48:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T20:48:30","slug":"phoenix-suns-ownership-dispute-headed-to-mediation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/phoenix-suns-ownership-dispute-headed-to-mediation\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Suns ownership dispute headed to mediation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"2121\">The legal fight between <strong data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1685\">Phoenix Suns<\/strong> owner <strong data-start=\"1692\" data-end=\"1706\">Mat Ishbia<\/strong> and two minority partners is expected to move into <strong data-start=\"1758\" data-end=\"1792\">confidential binding mediation<\/strong>, per a new court filing submitted Monday in <strong data-start=\"1837\" data-end=\"1861\">Delaware state court<\/strong>. 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