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Boston Celtics basketball team to be sold in $6bn deal

Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics handles the ball during the game against the Brooklyn Nets last week. Photo: Getty

Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics handles the ball during the game against the Brooklyn Nets last week. Photo: Getty

Tim Reynolds and Jimmy Golen

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Private equity mogul William Chisholm agreed to buy the Boston Celtics on Thursday in a deal that values the NBA’s reigning champions and the most-decorated franchise in league history at a minimum of $6.1bn (€5.6bn) – the largest price ever for an American professional sports team.

If the deal is approved by the NBA’s board of governors this summer, the sale would top the $6.05bn paid for the NFL’s Washington Commanders in 2023.

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