Red Sox owners reportedly considering bid to buy Boston Celtics

The Boston Red Sox ownership group, Fenway Sports Group (FSG) with John Henry as their majority stakeholder, has been getting involved in a number of different sports since they bought the baseball club in 2002.

FSG bought half of Nascar’s Roush Racing (creating Roush Fenway Racing) in 2007, Premier League’s Liverpool FC in 2010 and the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins in 2021. They also completed a $3 billion deal with the PGA earlier this year.

So, when Boston Celtics governor Wyc Grousbeck announced that the Celtics would be for sale after winning the NBA Championship in 2023-24 many assumed that Henry and FSG could be involved.

Now, it appears that may be happening. According to the New York Post, FSG and RedBird Capital are considering bidding for the Celtics with the deal expected to become finalized sometime in the next year.

Red Sox fans have been rather upset with ownership in recent years, as they’ve appeared to change their philosophy from doing anything it takes to win a championship to trying to make the most out of a smaller budget.

If they do end up buying the Celtics, this would likely continue to lower the Red Sox’s payroll in the future, which would come at a bad time with talented prospects ready to break into the MLB.

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