What about individual teams in racing and the NBA along with MLB who had sponsorship deals with FTX?
League of Legends maker Riot Games is the latest firm to act, asking the bankruptcy court to terminate its valuable esports deal.
decrypt.co
What about MLB who had a major new stadium with naming rights sold to Enron?
And then there are these bankruptcies that have affected teams and other entities in various leagues:
Rokit's NFL, NBA partners have become creditors in bankruptcy filings by the company, which is backed by billionaire John Paul DeJoria.
www.sportico.com
https://www.sportspromedia.com/sponsorship-marketing/sponsorship/voyager-digital-and bankruptcy-cryptocurrency-nwsl-sponsorship/?zephr_sso_ott=uD2C6A
www.sportsbusinessjournal.com
And then there's the various NHL, NBA, and MLB teams affected by the Diamond Sports Group (Bally Sports).
So, what's with the "this could only happen to the NHL" crap?
*** NOTE: These examples are the result of about 10 minutes of thought and web searching. I wouldn't be surprised if more research didn't turn up more examples affecting teams and leagues in various sports.