[WayneS]

It’s not “a private entity” if taxpayer dollars were used to fund the construction the stadium.

[sargon]

It’s not “a private entity” if taxpayer dollars were used to fund the construction the stadium.

That's not necessarily true. I'm sure there are cases involving government subsidy wherein the owner retains full private property rights. Receiving a subsidy certainly doesn't automatically constitute an automatic waiver of such rights.