Report: Celtics sale announcement ‘shocked’ Jayson Tatum originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
On Monday, the Boston Celtics’ ownership group announced that they plan to sell all of their shares in the team. The news surprised many, including C’s superstar Jayson Tatum.
Tatum told Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated that he was “shocked” to learn of “principal owner Wyc Grousbeck’s intentions to sell his stake in the Celtics.” The 2024 NBA champion shared his thoughts on the team’s impending sale during his JT Elite camp in Las Vegas.
“As for the next owner, Tatum said he “hopes the foundation and the structure don’t change … what we’ve built is great. I don’t want to see things change,” Mannix reported Tuesday.
During his JT Elite camp in Vegas, Jayson Tatum told @SInow he was “shocked” to learn of Wyc Grousbeck’s intentions to sell his stake in the Celtics. As for the next owner, Tatum says he “hopes the foundation and structure doesn’t change … what we’ve built, it’s a great …
— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) July 2, 2024
Tatum’s bewildered reaction is understandable. The Celtics are coming off one of the most dominant seasons in franchise history, which ended with Tatum and company bringing the elusive Banner 18 to TD Garden. Given the team’s success, a sale was the last thing on anyone’s mind until Monday.
If Tatum resists change, he hopes Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca will be part of the next ownership group. In his own statement released Monday night, Pagliuca said he hopes “to be part of the Celtics moving forward and will be a proud participant in the bidding process.”
The sale of the Celtics is expected to begin later this year or in early 2025, with owner Wyc Grousbeck ending his term as governor when the sale closes in 2028.
The news that Grousbeck was selling the team coincided with Tatum signing a $314 million supermax extension with Boston.
