Byron Scott
Lakers Acquired Celtics Once more …
L.A. Sale ‘Beat Them By 3.9 Billion!!!’
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TMZSports.com
The Lakers’ rivalry with the Celtics apparently extends manner additional than the hardwood — as Byron Scott was all smiles on Thursday realizing the sale of L.A.’s NBA franchise this week topped Boston’s by almost $4 billion!!!
The previous Lakers participant and head coach was thrilled to see Jeanie Buss get $10 billion for her beloved group on Wednesday … fortunately gloating that it bested Boston’s $6.1 billion sale in March.
“That’s all that matters,” Scott mentioned of the worth distinction with a giant grin. “We topped them. We topped them! We beat them by $3.9 billion!”
Scott, in fact, is aware of the rivalry maybe higher than anybody on the planet — he performed for the Lakers for 11 years, then coached them for a handful in the course of the 2010s as properly. And, clearly, he is taking any edge over Boston he can get.
All jokes apart, Scott did say he was “extremely happy” for the Buss household, whom he is identified for many years. He did admit, although, Jeanie’s choice to promote did shock him slightly.
“We all know at the end of the day it is a business,” he mentioned. “And business is always in business to try to make money. But I think the Buss family has done it right for so many years, led by Dr. Jerry Buss, who, in my mind, is still to this day the best owner I’ve ever seen in professional sports.”
As for the group’s new proprietor, Mark Walter — Scott had no qualms with him … explaining Jeanie “wouldn’t consider selling unless she sold to somebody who she trusted and who she had a lot of faith in to continue to carry on that Purple and Gold tradition.”
