Report: Celtics sale announcement ‘shocked’ Jayson Tatum originally appeared in NBC Sports Boston
On Monday, the Boston Celtics ownership group announced its plans to sell all your team actions. The news caught many off guard, including C superstar Jayson Tatum.
According to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated, Tatum was “shocked to learn of Wyc Grousbeck’s intentions to sell his stake in the Celtics.” The 2024 NBA champion shared his thoughts on the team’s impending sale at his JT Elite camp in Las Vegas.
“As for the next owner, Tatum says he “hopes the foundation and structure doesn’t change… what we built, what we have, it’s a great thing. I don’t want things to change,” Mannix reported on Tuesday.
At his JT Elite camp in Las Vegas, Jayson Tatum said @SIagora 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 built, what we have, it’s great…
-Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) July 2, 2024
Tatum’s shocked reaction is understandable. The Celtics are coming off one of the most dominant seasons in franchise history, which ended with Tatum and Co. bringing the elusive Banner 18 to TD Garden. Given the team’s success, a sale was the last thing anyone was thinking about before Monday.
If Tatum resists change, he expects Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca to be part of the next ownership group. In your own statement released Monday night, Pagliuca said he looks forward to “being a part of the Celtics going 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 is completed in 2028.
The news of Grousbeck’s sale of the team coincided with Tatum signing $314 million supermax extension with Boston.
