« I don’t know what team it will be but I hope to have one one day. » Chez Floyd Mayweatherthe idea of owning an NBA franchise is old since this statement dates back to 2017. The subject comes back today since the boxer says « communicate with certain people with a view to acquiring a franchise.
« I’ve been talking to some people for six months”reports the American who is one of the wealthiest athletes in the world. “It’s something I’ve been working on behind the scenes, but I’ve never talked about it publicly with the press. My team and I worked behind the scenes with the NBA. I can’t say exactly where, but I’m working to get a team. »
One naturally thinks of the city of Las Vegas from where he spoke, from a four-star hotel, to announce his next fight against the Japanese Mikuru Asakura. The Nevada city, where the 45-year-old usually performs, is one of the options regularly mentioned when discussing a possible expansion of the league.
LeBron James recently expressed a desire to become a team owner there too. It is not known if the intentions of the two men could lead to a common project. One thing is certain, Floyd Mayweather has already warned that he will become a team owner, ” whether it’s in Vegas or not ».
Forbes recently incorporated the multiple world champion in the very small circle of athletes who earned a billion dollars during their career, in the company of LeBron James precisely.
