While Adam Silver has still not given the green light for the expansion of the NBA with one or two additional franchises, there is no shortage of projects. In Seattle, the room is ready and the investors are in the starting blocks. On the side of Las Vegas, another privileged destination, it is the NBA stars who put themselves forward.
So, after LeBron James, who has never hidden that he would like to invest in a possible franchise in Las Vegas, it is the turn of Shaquille O’Neal to position yourself. But Shaq warns, he doesn’t want to be a simple associate.
“I would like to own my own band” he warnsat The Messenger. “I know Vegas hasn’t gotten an NBA team yet, but if the city gets one, I’d love to be a part of it. I don’t want to associate with anyone. I want to own everything, alone. »
Now aged 51, Shaquille O’Neal acquired shares in the Kings in 2013, before being forced to sell them after investing in online betting. Exactly in Las Vegas.
Shaq owns ‘9 or 10 restaurants’ in Vegas
Even if his fortune, estimated at 400 million dollars, prevents him from affording an NBA franchise, Shaq really believes in it, and above all he wants to participate in the expansion of Las Vegas in the field of sport. The “city of sin” got its act together, and the biggest leagues began to settle there. All that’s missing is the NBA…
“I have lived in Las Vegas for over twenty years”recalls Shaquille O’Neal. ” I like this place. Las Vegas has always been a city that you knew was going to grow. We saw different casinos, different real estate projects and different nightclubs pop up. I have always been part of it. I owned one of the hottest nightclubs, sold it and now have 9 or 10 restaurants here. I’m doing very well and I want to continue to develop in Vegas. »
