Floyd Mayweather on List of Owners for an NBA Expansion Team

They don’t call him money for nothing.

Professional boxing legend, Floyd Mayweather, is the latest athlete to express interest in an NBA expansion team in Las Vegas. Boxing insider, Sam Gordon, of the Las Vegas Review-Journal wrote about Mayweather’s recent pursuit to own an NBA team.

“Me and my team have been working behind the scenes with the NBA. I can’t say exactly where, but I’m working on getting a team.”

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Boxing legend and Las Vegas resident Floyd Mayweather said he’s been “communicating with some certain individuals” about owning an NBA team. https://t.co/vzzyr6NLkS

— Las Vegas Review-Journal (@reviewjournal) June 15, 2022

Mayweather is a Michigan native but his home for the last several years has been Las Vegas.

It very much makes sense that he wants to own a team in Las Vegas.

Earlier this week, LeBron James said he wants to pursue ownership of an eventual NBA team in Las Vegas.

“James is part of Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Boston Red Sox among other properties, and reportedly has interest in a Vegas NBA team. An NBA spokesperson denied the report at the time, but the mayor of Las Vegas confirmed the city’s interest in an NBA team and having been in communication with commissioner Adam Silver.”

This should be fun to follow.

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