The NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of the Celtics to a group led by private equity mogul Bill Chisholm, a deal that values the franchise at more than $6.1 billion — the largest ever for an American professional sports team.
Tom Dundon, owner of the NHL’s Hurricanes, has agreed to buy the NBA’s Trail Blazers for more than $4 billion and keep the team in Portland, sources told ESPN.
Michael Porter Jr., whose brother Jontay was banned from the NBA in 2024 for his role in a gambling scheme, says the expansion of sports betting has detracted from the integrity and enjoyment of the game “and it’s only going to get worse.”
A North Carolina trial judge has thrown out the convictions of four men in the 2002 death of basketball star Chris Paul’s grandfather. Now, state attorneys are considering their next moves, including an appeal.