For over a month now, there have been rumors swirling about the opportunity of Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos buying the bulk stake of the Celtics.
However one supply near the state of affairs has shut it down.
Podcaster and self-confessed Boston tragic Invoice Simmons added gasoline to fireside earlier this week when he mentioned,”…In the previous few days there’s been some I feel professional buzz about Jeff Bezos shopping for the Celtics, and I feel it’s actual. I feel he’s gonna be one of many suitors.”
Simmons reporting type of checked out, contemplating the Celtics present proprietor is trying to promote for round $6 billion and Bezos is likely one of the high three richest males on your complete planet.
Plus, he lately had curiosity in buying NFL workforce the Washington Commanders.
However Nick Wingfield of The Info disputes Simmons’ claims.
“Since Monday, sports activities media has been abuzz in regards to the risk that the billionaire founding father of Amazon was contemplating making a suggestion for the workforce, after podcaster Invoice Simmons gave credence to the rumors in an episode of his present,” Wingfield mentioned. “However in response to the particular person near Bezos, there’s “zero reality” to the concept that Bezos is fascinated by bidding on the workforce.”
NBC Sports activities’ Tom E. Curran spoke about his reservations on Monday’s Early Version if Bezos was to turn out to be an proprietor.
“It will likely be jarring and it’ll make the Backyard — or the Amazon.com Stadium, no matter it turns into — a vacation spot for the world in some methods,” Curran mentioned. “It will likely be completely different.
“Does it want this type of retro rocket utilized to the area anyway to maneuver it ahead from a few of its parochial nature? I don’t know, I type of prefer it right here, however possibly people would assume that. … I’ve acquired trepidation, however I can see the upside.”