Perhaps the losing groups in the bidding for an NBA expansion franchise in Las Vegas won’t pivot their attention to Seattle once the league decides on the winning bid in Sin City.

That was the tone from a report in Sports Business Journal on Friday after the publication reported that the group led by Canadian billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos and former Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry had decided not to raise their bid price for the Las Vegas franchise and effectively dropped out due to the escalating costs.

In a separate report, SBJ said that the NBA “has believed failed bidders in Las Vegas might set their sights on Seattle as a fallback,” but that all the groups vying for the expansion bid in Las Vegas had hesitations about shifting their attention to Seattle.

The SBJ report bookends a seven-day period when there seemed to be more concerning than hopeful news regarding Seattle and the chances of NBA expansion here.…