Byron Scott
Lakers Bought Celtics Once more …
L.A. Sale ‘Beat Them By 3.9 Billion!!!’
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The Lakers’ rivalry with the Celtics apparently extends approach additional than the hardwood — as Byron Scott was all smiles on Thursday realizing the sale of L.A.’s NBA franchise this week topped Boston’s by almost $4 billion!!!
The previous Lakers participant and head coach was thrilled to see Jeanie Buss get $10 billion for her beloved group on Wednesday … fortunately gloating that it bested Boston’s $6.1 billion sale in March.
“That is all that issues,” Scott mentioned of the value distinction with an enormous grin. “We topped them. We topped them! We beat them by $3.9 billion!”
Scott, in fact, is aware of the rivalry maybe higher than anybody on the planet — he performed for the Lakers for 11 years, then coached them for a handful in the course of the 2010s as properly. And, clearly, he is taking any edge over Boston he can get.
All jokes apart, Scott did say he was “extraordinarily glad” for the Buss household, whom he is identified for many years. He did admit, although, Jeanie’s choice to promote did shock him just a little.
“Everyone knows on the finish of the day it’s a enterprise,” he mentioned. “And enterprise is at all times in enterprise to attempt to earn money. However I believe the Buss household has accomplished it proper for thus a few years, led by Dr. Jerry Buss, who, in my thoughts, remains to be to at the present time the perfect proprietor I’ve ever seen in skilled sports activities.”
As for the group’s new proprietor, Mark Walter — Scott had no qualms with him … explaining Jeanie “would not think about promoting until she bought to any individual who she trusted and who she had a whole lot of religion in to proceed to hold on that Purple and Gold custom.”
