San Antonio was third in attendance last year behind DC and NY. There seemed reason to hope that we might have another solid profitable or near-profitable franchise in the league. But new sports franchises almost always do well their first year.

The honeymoon is over. The Stars' attendance is down 20% and season ticket sales are down 30%.

Losing is part of the problem. The Stars had a halftime lead at Key Arena last night, but fell apart down the stretch and lost by 16.

LJ had 25 on 9-for-15 and 7 boards. "They tried to guard me tonight, which was good, but I personally was not going to lose this game," said the reigning MVP. "It just was not going to happen."