Boston Celtics
Bought For $6.1 Billion
… North American Report
Revealed
The Boston Celtics are off the market … the 18-time NBA champions have been scooped up for a whopping $6.1 billion — making it the biggest sale for a sports activities franchise in North American historical past.
Invoice Chisholm — the managing associate at Symphony Expertise Group — was the person to submit the profitable bid for the 2024 NBA champs. The $6.1 billion price ticket surpasses the quantity beforehand set by Josh Harris when he bought the Washington Commanders in 2023 for $6.05 billion.
The Celtics hit the market not lengthy after they defeated the Dallas Mavericks within the 2024 NBA Finals. Their present proprietor — 63-year-old Wyc Grousbeck — introduced plans to promote his stake for “estate and family planning considerations.” Grousbeck supposed to promote 51% of the crew by late 2024 or early 2025, with the remainder closing in 2028.
He’s anticipated to stay on as crew governor till 2028. The Grousbeck bought the Cs again in 2002 for $360 million.
Chisholm — a Dartmouth graduate — grew up 40 minutes outdoors of Beantown … and is claimed to be a longtime fan of the squad.
Neither the Celtics or Chishom have commented on the sale.
