It is not just fans of the Boston Celtics who are feeling down about the decision of Celtics Governor and majority owner Wyc Grousbeck and family. The move, which came soon after Boston won their long-coveted 18th banner, has also saddened the Commissioner of the NBA, Adam Silver, who recently shared his displeasure with the development.
“I’m frankly saddened by it, just because not only have they won two championships (under the team’s current ownership), but beyond that, they’ve operated the team in a first-class manner, and (Grousbeck has) been a first-class owner in this league,” said Silver to the press at Las Vegas Summer League via MassLive’s Souichi Terada. “Again, I respect the decision that his family has made that it’s time to sell the team.”
“I think it’s bittersweet for everyone,” he added. “Hopefully the successor owner or owners will be as fantastic stewards of the team as they have been.”
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“They’ve been a model franchise with model ownership,” said Silver. Should current minority owner Steve Pagliuca end up the new majority owner, that tradition should continue.
Whether he will remains to be seen, however.
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