At a time where the NBA was nearing a nadir and the league did not have its current prestige, the Griffins saw the Braves as a threat to their own success, and purposely scheduled better dates at the arena to prevent the Braves from succeeding. As a result, after a failed attempt to sell the team to an owner who intended to move it to South Florida, Snyder sold the team to Kentucky Colonels owner John Y. Brown, Jr., who decimated the team's roster, traded away all of its stars, and drove attendance down to the point where they could break their own lease on the arena.
at a time where the nba was nearing a nadir and the league did not have its current prestige the griffins saw the braves as a threat to their own success and purposely scheduled better dates at the arena to prevent the braves from succeeding as a result after a failed attempt to sell the team to an owner who intended to move it to south florida snyder sold the team to kentucky colonels owner john y brown jr who decimated the team's roster traded away all of its stars and drove attendance down to the point where they could break their own lease on the arena