Back in 2000, Dallas Mavericks superfan and billionaire Mark Cuban bought the team for less than $300 million.
In 2025, history appears to be repeating itself with a deep-pocketed superfan buying his beloved team — but it’s going to cost quite a bit more than $300 million.
In a stunning report from ESPN, sources have told the outlet’s Shams Charania that self-professed Boston Celtics superfan Bill Chisholm is leading a group to purchase the storied franchise for an eye-watering $6.1 billion.
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(That’s over 20 times what the oft-beleaguered Cuban paid for the Mavs.)
That price tag isn’t just eye-watering, however — it’s literally record-breaking.
As ESPN’s Tim Bontemps noted, that $6.1 billion figure just barely edges out the $6.05 billion paid by a group of
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