The last step has also been carried out, the sale of the Boston Celtics perfectly. An investor group under the leadership of Bill Chisholm has taken over the NBA club as the new majority owner. This was announced by the record champions of the North American basketball league. It was only last Thursday that the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale and paved the way to take over. The sales amount should be $ 6.1 billion.
The Grousbeck family had taken over the club in 2002 for $ 360 million and announced last June that they wanted to hand over the majority shares in the 18-time master in 2024 or 2025. WYC Grousbeck remains the managing director after the handover. “The Celtics have been my life’s work in the past 23 years. The incredible journey continues,” said Grousbeck. Bill Chisholm, who grew up near Boston and has been Celtics fan all his life, also reacted enthusiastically. “For me and my family, a dream is really true.”
In March, the previous owners agreed with the group of investors to the deal. At that time, the agreed $ 6.1 billion were still a record sum in US sports before investor Mark Walter made an offer of $ 10 billion for Los Angeles Lakers in June. The sale of the Lakers, with 17 titles of the second most successful NBA club, is also to be completed this year.