LeBron James expected to bid for NBA expansion team in Las Vegas
The looming bidding war for the NBA expansion team expected to be granted to Las Vegas is shaping up to be the most competitive and expensive sports deal in US history. The list of potential suitors spans LeBron James and his backers to the company that owns the Red Bull brand, according to people familiar with the situation. The total price tag including building a new arena has the potential to hit $7 billion, according to two sports advisers who have previously sold NBA teams.Source: Fortune
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
It’s not the Bronny-LeBron setup, but Caron Butler’s son JC pursues Heat hopes the hard way. sun-sentinel.com/2024/07/19/jc-… How another son also rises (or at least tries, on a road less traveled). – 12:11 PM
The Ringer @ringernba
📝 Joel Embiid is stumbling
📝 LeBron and Steph’s chemistry
📝 Anthony Edwards’s self-awareness
@MichaelVPina’s Team USA observations to look for: theringer.com/nba/2024/7/19/… – 11:16 AM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
JC Butler not on the Bronny-LeBron plan, as Caron’s son pursues Heat hopes the hard way sun-sentinel.com/2024/07/19/jc-… Caron Butler on JC Butler, “He’s doing a hell of a job just finding his way and earning his way through the process, so I’m extremely proud of him.” – 10:23 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
LeBron James spoke before USA Basketball’s first practice in London 🗣
The Chosen One talked about his son Bronny’s improvements, praised the attitude of both Bam Adebayo and Anthony Edwards, and more:
eurohoops.net/en/olympic-gam… – 10:15 AM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
Kevin Durant is back on the court with Team USA, but is questionable to play this week. When Durant returns, LeBron James says the gold medal favorite is ‘even more powerful.’ Story w/ @ShamsCharania, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/56470… – 9:31 AM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
LeBron the season Bronny was born vs. the season before Bronny was drafted 😳 pic.twitter.com/rKX8j6EQSL – 9:33 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Their faces when LeBron is putting up shots 😅
(h/t @MaskedInLA 📸 @nbalatam) pic.twitter.com/gYHnhxzGpR – 7:20 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Russell Westbrook has now been teammates with
Kevin Durant
James Harden
LeBron James
Anthony Davis
Paul George
Kawhi Leonard
Carmelo Anthony
Bradley Beal
Dwight Howard
Domantas Sabonis
And now, Nikola Jokic. pic.twitter.com/IcGJmXfDCj – 2:28 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most NBA PPG by a member of Team USA:
27.9 — Embiid
27.3 — KD
27.1 — LeBron
24.8 — Steph
24.3 — Book
24.1 — AD
23.1 — Tatum
22.9 — Ant
17.2 — Hali
16.1 — Jrue
15.4 — Bam
12.3 — White
Three in the top 10 all-time. pic.twitter.com/m8HFfJq7Mr – 5:55 PM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
Tonight belonged to Steph Curry, and Bam Adebayo, and Anthony Edwards and maybe even a little LeBron for Team USA. What’s Joel Embiid think? ‘I’m having the time of my life — I don’t have to do anything,’ @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/56438… – 5:14 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
LeBron James one-handed lob finish.
Team USA up 105-76 late in game against Serbia. #TeamUSA #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/qtvSrfI3IV – 1:54 PM
Tom Westerholm @Tom_NBA
Team USA basketball is why I find it a little funny that people get so disappointed in USMNT soccer. There are people in the world who are as good at soccer as LeBron and Steph are at basketball! And they aren’t from like Ohio lol I’m sorry – 1:53 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
Turns out it’s nice to have Steph and LeBron on your team, and it’s nice to have Bam, AD and Edwards coming off your bench. – 1:47 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Bam lob to LeBron
pic.twitter.com/OZHjkywmy7 – 1:44 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Bam throwing lobs to Bron
We here – 1:43 PM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
If LeBron James can do it, why can’t Marko Guduric? 😅 pic.twitter.com/oa3mvyWdMI – 1:26 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Guduric may be down but he will NEVER back down even to LeBron (wait for it 😜)
pic.twitter.com/xx03TllDpm – 1:22 PM
Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
The starting lineup for Team USA in the upcoming Olympics should be…
Curry
Edwards
LeBron
Durant (if he’s not healthy, Davis)
Adebayo
This line-up has size, length, and a clear defensive anchor. #USABMMT #Paris2024 – 1:06 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
I’m torn between wanting Anthony Davis to start so he and LeBron can run their two-man game and give that group a bit more of an identity and wanting him to come off of the bench because the Bam Adebayo partnership is just goddamn fun defensively. – 12:59 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Curry said about the slow start against Canada that the US players saw who they were playing with and deferred too much. Seeing some of that again vs. Serbia.
Which is why LeBron’s driving and-1 was good, USA needs a little more of that. – 12:41 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Team USA needs KD back — but Bron bullying his way to the rack was a welcome sight. – 12:36 PM
Todd Whitehead @CrumpledJumper
LeBron is the youngest player ever *AND* the oldest player ever to… pic.twitter.com/I8hPl2Zs7m – 12:28 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Team USA’s starting lineup vs. Serbia 👀
Steph Curry
Jrue Holiday
Jayson Tatum
LeBron James
Joel Embiid pic.twitter.com/AjV5GEqU4G – 11:53 AM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Bam Adebayo again off bench for Olympic tuneup vs. Serbia (Noon Eastern, FS1). Team USA starters:
Steph Curry
Jrue Holiday
LeBron James
Jayson Tatum
Joel Embiid – 11:50 AM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Team USA vs. Serbia
Steph Curry
Jayson Tatum
Jrue Holiday
LeBron James
Joel Embiid – 11:47 AM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
LeBron James, Stephen Curry are a dream pairing on Team USA, genuinely thrilled to work together and an experience for younger teammates to be hold. But at one time there was a ‘healthy resentment’ between them, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/56404… – 10:22 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
T-Mac in the 2000s:
24.4 PPG
6.3 RPG
5.2 APG
7x All-Star
7x All-NBA
MIP
The only player not named Kobe or LeBron to average 20/5/5 in that stretch. pic.twitter.com/4JVrwBMFzd – 9:41 AM
Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
When Tom Brady and LeBron James go give Father Time a run for his money, it’s all inspiring and amazing.
Forty-two-year-old Diana Taurasi does it and gets people telling her to step aside.
That’s lame.
Wrote about the legend from Chino.
ocregister.com/2024/07/16/swa… – 3:45 PM
More on this storyline
A $7 billion price tag would top the current high of $6.05 billion that a group led by Josh Harris paid last year to acquire the NFL’s Washington Commanders and the team’s stadium. One big variable on cost will be where the Las Vegas NBA franchise plays. The NHL’s Golden Knights play in the T-Mobile Arena, co-owned by MGM Resorts International. Bill Hornbuckle, CEO of MGM, said earlier this year that he also wants a shot at hosting an NBA team. -via Fortune / July 19, 2024
James — a billionaire in his own right — has said he wants to own a team and pointed to Las Vegas. The Los Angeles Lakers star is backed by RedBird Capital Partners and Fenway Sports Group, with both parties investing in James’ The SpringHill Company in 2021. “They have everything here,” James said in December after the league’s first in-season tournament was held in Las Vegas. But James isn’t the only one. Shaquille O’Neal, an NBA Hall of Famer and media personality, has said that he wants in on whatever team is available. O’Neal was forced to sell his minority stake in the NBA’s Sacramento Kings due to a betting partnership. -via Fortune / July 19, 2024
Jordan McRae: I’ve never seen someone be so obsessed with another man in my life lol -via Twitter @JordyMac52 / July 19, 2024
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