Fans of the Boston Celtics are starting their Friday morning with the news that Fenway Sports Group and RedBird Capital are reportedly “seriously considering bidding for the Celtics” once that process begins, according to the New York Post’s Josh Kosman. These entities, part of the Boston Red Sox ownership group in MLB, may not be the most popular choice to lead the team given their contentious stewardship of the Sox under majority owner John Henry.
Henry, who also owns Liverpool Football Club and the Pittsburgh Penguins, has had a contentious relationship with the Red Sox fan base. But concerned fans of the Sox and Celtics both should note that bidding does not mean buying necessarily, and there would be other hurdles to clear.
For one, Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James is currently a minority owner of the Red Sox, which would have to end for the current ownership group to purchase an NBA team per league rules.
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Still, the process takes long enough that even that could be resolved by James simply retiring before the purchase was completed. Fingers crossed the teams ends up with ownership who will support it to the degree that such a storied ball club deserves.
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