Chapter 111: Acquisition of the Clippers
After turning around, Wang Zixuan quietly left without interrupting the party.
The group arrived at the airport.
It didn't take long for Wang Zixuan's private jet to fly to the United States.
Wang Zixuan's goal has been made public by many media outlets.
Los Angeles Clippers.
Wang Zixuan is the team in Los Angeles, because Hollywood is also in Los Angeles, and the stars and stars will undoubtedly make the team more popular.
Los Angeles has two nBa teams, one is the giant Lakers and the other is the Clippers.
Kobe Bryant can be said to be the star with the most active NBA fans, and Wang Zixuan also likes Kobe, but the Lakers have just won the championship in the O8-O9 season with a luxurious lineup composed of Kobe, Gasol and others.
Artest joined the Lakers again last year, and the Lakers in the O9-1O season are also very good, and there is a lot of hope for a championship.
After the Lakers boss Lao Buss heard that Wang Zixuan wanted to buy the Lakers, he directly offered a sky-high price of one billion dollars, and as if he had seized the wronged man, he did not drop a penny.
Wang Zixuan is not short of money, but after learning about Old Bass's offer, he also wanted to stone him to death, but not with money, but with bricks.
In December 2oo9, Forbes magazine published the list of nBa team market capitalization.
The Lakers are in first place, but they are only $6o7 million.
The Bass family owns only 66% of the Lakers, which is worth a little more than $400 million.
Forbes' valuation and true value are certainly not the same, but they are not much worse either.
The Bass family offered a billion dollars, apparently because others were stupid and had a lot of money.
Among the two balls, Wang Zixuan knows more about basketball.
He knew that the Lakers would be worth more than $2 billion in a few years, but he was unwilling to be the wronged leader, so he directly gave up the Lakers and let Citibank negotiate with the Clippers instead.
The Clippers also sold for $2o billion when they were sold in 2o14, but due to the financial crisis of the o8 year, the nba has been sluggish in both years, and almost all team owners have been hit hard by the financial crisis, and all teams are being sold.
In 2oo9, Clippers owner Raheem Sterling valued the team and believed that the Clippers were less than $300 million.
"It's an estimate, but I don't know if the Clippers are worth $300 million, I personally think the Clippers should be worth less than $300 million," Sterling said at the time. Ticket sales for each team were not good. ”
Raheem Sterling, who bought the Clippers in 1981 for $1.25 million, removed the Lakers' old Buss, who was the longest-serving owner of an nBa team.
However, Sterling's reputation in the NBA is not good, miserly, sexual. Crazy love, species. Tribe. The Activist and the Rogue Clown are among the titles he has earned.
A fan who won the Clippers' shooting contest was taken to court on charges of fraud after Sterling refused to honor his promised $1ooo prize.
In order to save money, Sterling also asked the team's manager at the time, Paul Silas, to wrap the players in bandages himself. At the same time, Raheem Sterling also set a precedent for players to be explicitly required to "stay in the line of fire with minor injuries".
Although stingy with the team, off the pitch, Raheem Sterling is happy to spend a lot of dollars to settle the pile. Disturb. Disturbance or kind. Tribe. Lawsuits of discrimination.
Sterling's main real estate sector was also the hardest hit by the O8 financial crisis.
Unlike 2o14 Stirling because of the species. Tribe. Discriminating against the reluctance to be forced to sell by the NBA league, Sterling is now arguably the owner of the NBA most wanted to sell the team.
As soon as Citibank approached, they immediately agreed to sell the Clippers.
Of course, he also wanted to pit Wang Zixuan, but after learning that the Lakers Lion was abandoned by Wang Zixuan, he offered a price of 400 million US dollars more "honestly", so as not to scare Wang Zixuan away.
This price is more than $100 million higher than his public estimate last year, but this year, the US economy has picked up, and the ball market is a little better than last year, and he also has a reason to raise the price, and it also leaves room for bargaining.
The asking price isn't excessive, as the Sterlings own a 1oo% stake in the Clippers.
After Wang Zixuan learned that Sterling offered $400 million, he didn't make a counteroffer, and directly agreed to him.
The Clippers are still messing around in the past two seasons, with the Clippers being the second-to-last in the West and the second-to-last in the league in the O8-O9 season.
In the O9-1O season, the Clippers are also still struggling at the bottom of the league.
However, the Clippers selected Griffin in o9 to participate in the summer league and was named the summer league mVp, but because of a broken kneecap in his left knee, he could only miss all the games in the o9-1o season.
Next season, Griffin will be able to play.
Wang Zixuan still likes Feed very much, and his energetic dunk is full of power and beauty.
As long as the reinforcements are right, the Clippers can get out of the quagmire next season.
nBa President David Stern also has a headache for Sterling, the owner of the team, and he has always wanted to promote the nBa to the world, and now Wang Zixuan, the most popular person in the world, wants to buy an nBa team, and he is naturally green light.
When Wang Zixuan bought Tottenham, the nBa league also released the news.
In order to maximize the popularity of Wang Zixuan, Stern not only approved the sale of the Clippers, but also came to attend the Clippers' press conference and fan meeting.
The domestic "Let's Run" has completed preparations, and Wang Zixuan can no longer hang out abroad, so he put the press conference and fan meeting together.
After a twenty-hour flight, when Wang Zixuan arrived in Los Angeles, it was already 12 noon on March 22, Los Angeles time.
Yesterday morning, the Clippers and Kings also held a game.
But the Clippers weren't encouraged by the change of owner and still lost cleanly to the Kings.
Fortunately, Wang Zixuan stayed in London for one more day and didn't watch this game.
Both seasons the Clippers and Kings were big bad teams, the Kings were the last last team last season, and both teams are struggling at the bottom of the league this season.
Clippers President Andy Royser and Vice President and General Manager Neil Olchea were all at the airport to greet Wang Zixuan.
The press conference was held at 1 p.m., and Wang Zixuan's lunch was also eaten on a private jet, and the group had to go straight to Staples Arena.
Although a press conference was about to be held, some reporters still came to the airport to besiege Wang Zixuan, because they might not be able to get a chance to ask questions at the press conference.
There are too many reporters coming to Wang Zixuan.
As soon as the group walked out of the VIP passage, dozens of reporters surrounded them.
"What is your relationship with Scarlett Johansson?"
"Did Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds separate because of you?"
……
Wang Zixuan had already turned off the reporter's pursuit, but the American reporter's question still surprised him.
After Summit Night, he and Scarlett Johansson would occasionally get in touch, but neither had an in-depth conversation. It's just that when I was filming mV, I heard her complain about her incompatible personality with Ryan Reynolds, but I didn't expect the two to separate.
Neither he nor the loser has any feelings for Scarlett Johansson, and there is no possibility of dating at all.
Wang Zixuan didn't explain to the reporter, but just kept a charming smile and waved to the American reporter.
Escorted by bodyguards, get in the car and leave.
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