Amazon founder Jeff Bezos may be considering buying the Boston Celtics.
Bezos, 60, previously tried to buy Washington Commanders but lost to a group led by Josh Harris.
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has expressed interest in buying the Boston Celtics. Credit: AP
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The 2023-24 NBA champion Celtics plan to sell a majority stake in the team in 2024 or early 2025. Credit: Getty
Two weeks after winning the 2023-24 NBA title, Celtics owner Wyck Grousbeck announced plans to sell the team.
On Monday, The Ringer founder and sportswriter Bill Simmons said on his podcast that Bezos could be “one of the candidates” to buy the Celtics.
“There’s been rumors going around for the last few days about Jeff Bezos buying the Celtics, which I believe is true, and I believe Bezos would be one of the bidders,” Simmons said.
“So it got me thinking: Why is Jeff Bezos watching the Celtics? What is he watching? What does he want?”
“The only reason it makes sense is — yes, he has a ton of money, but I think it’s because it’s one of the greatest franchises.”
“So I get it. For him, it’s no different than buying this huge, famous, $300 million yacht.”
“But I think it’s true that he may be involved in this.”
Simmons also revealed that the NBA wants the Celtics to be worth $6 billion.
The 54-year-old added that the league hopes the $6 billion figure will be matched in future expansion fees for each expansion team.
Simmons named Seattle, Las Vegas and Mexico City as potential expansion destinations.
George Kittle stared at the camera in disgust after Kay Adams admitted during an interview that he’d never heard of a “chunky dunk.”
In February, Bezos hired the investment firm Allen & Company to evaluate takeover bids for Commanders.
Harris, owner of the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia 76ers, bought the NFL teams for $6.05 billion.
Bezos’ net worth is $195.7 billion.
He stepped down as CEO of Amazon in 2021.
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Bezos’ net worth is $195.7 billion. Credit: Getty Images – Getty
The Celtics owners announced their intention to sell the team after signing Jayson Tatum to a five-year, $314 million contract, the richest in NBA history.
Boston expects the sale of most of the team to happen this year or early 2025, with the full sale happening in 2028.
The New York Post reported last month that Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Boston Red Sox, was interested in buying an NBA franchise.
Steve Pagliuca, a minority owner of the Celtics, is planning to make a bid to become a majority owner of the team.