It was nice while it lasted. Less than 48 hours after Bill Simmons turned the NBA upside down by pointing out on his podcast in The Ringer that Jeff Bezos intended to buy the Boston Celtics, the rumor has been denied. It was not directly done by the owner of Amazon, but by the portal specialized in economy and technology The InformationNick Wingfield, a journalist for this portal, has contacted sources close to the billionaire to shed light on the situation. To which he has received a blunt ‘no’.
His source calls Simmons’s information completely false. “Zero truth,” are his exact words. The rumors gained some credibility because of Bezos’s well-known track record as a potential buyer of NFL franchises like the Washington Commanders and other, albeit less verifiable, past NBA connections, such as with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Simmons hinted that Bezos was preparing an offer in the neighborhood of $6 billion. Precisely the same amount he offered for the Commanders, even though the Celtics were valued at $1 billion. Forbes for $4.7 billion in 2023. Wyc Grousbeck put the franchise up for sale on July 1, warning that it would be a long process that he hoped to close by 2025. Now, without a spearhead like Bezos, the race to take over the Celtics appears devoid of names.
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