The reported $6.1 billion sale price for the Celtics surpasses the $6.05 billion an ownership group led by Josh Harris paid for the Washington Commanders in 2023.
The defending NBA champion Boston Celtics will soon be under new ownership. The franchise’s current ownership group agreed to sell the club to William Chisholm for a record $6.1 billion, agencies representing both sides involved in the sale confirmed to The Associated Press.
ESPN and Sportico were among those first reporting the agreement for the sale.
Chisholm is the managing partner of Symphony Technology Group, a private equity firm based in California. The $6.1 billion figure represents the highest purchase price for a sports team in North American history. An investment group led by Josh Harris previously set the mark in 2023 when it bought the NFL’s Washington Commanders from Daniel Snyder for $6.
