Though the Boston Celtics are the reigning NBA champions, they’re reportedly up on the market.
Boston Basketball Companions L.L.C., the group that at present owns a majority share of the workforce, introduced a couple of weeks in the past that it might be promoting its shares of the workforce, which presents a novel alternative for a person or group to take over some of the storied groups in sports activities historical past.
Joe Lacob, the bulk proprietor of the Golden State Warriors, was requested if he would have curiosity in buying the Celtics, and he mentioned no.
“No chance,” Lacob revealed on “The Athletic NBA Show” to David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson. “No chance, sorry. That ship sailed a long time ago — a long, long time ago.”
Lacob is a local of New Bedford, Mass., which is simply minutes away from Boston, and he grew up a Celtics fan again when Invoice Russell and John Havlicek had been main them to championships in bunches.
However he moved to Orange County, Calif. in time for highschool, and given his new hometown’s proximity to Los Angeles, he grew to become a fan of the Celtics’ hated rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers.
Lacob was really a part-owner of the Celtics starting in 2006, however in 2010, a bunch of buyers he led bought the Warriors, and on his watch, they went from long-time laughingstocks to a dynasty that received 4 world titles.
That dynasty seems to be over, however the Warriors are hoping to tug off a significant commerce to be able to give Stephen Curry the assistance he must take them far within the playoffs whereas he’s nonetheless an elite participant.
The Celtics, in the meantime, have a younger workforce that many really feel has dynastic potential of its personal.
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