Will longtime Golden State Warriors proprietor Joe Lacob be cashing out his stake within the staff in favor of a homecoming to the East Coast? The Magic 8 Ball says, “Don’t depend on it.”
Lacob appeared this week on “The Athletic NBA Show” with David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson. At one level within the episode, Lacob was requested about the potential for him making a bid for the Boston Celtics, who have been lately put up on the market by proprietor Wyc Grousbeck. Lacob responded by taking pictures down the concept emphatically.
“No likelihood,” Lacob stated, per NESN. “No likelihood, sorry. That ship sailed a very long time in the past. A protracted, very long time in the past. I’m a Warrior, that is my id, it’s our id. I like what we’ve accomplished. I like our followers, our enviornment, [and] the final decade, and I simply wanna do extra. I simply wanna create a good longer and even larger legacy for this group.”
Lacob, 68, is a local of Bedford, Mass. He additionally was a part-owner of the Celtics together with Grousbeck from 2006-10 (together with for Boston’s NBA title in 2008). Lacob then needed to promote his stake within the Celtics after agreeing to buy the Warriors in 2010.
Equally, a return to Boston’s possession group would drive Lacob to promote his stake within the Warriors, the staff he helped result in 4 NBA championships during the last decade. Lacob clearly has no real interest in doing that, however it’s nonetheless doable he may rekindle his longstanding desire to buy an MLB team.
As for the Celtics, an anticipated new majority proprietor is already rising and it may be a very familiar one.