Throughout his career, LeBron James has been trying to emulate former star Michael Jordan: in the shirt number, starring in movies and of course trying to rise above and win six NBA championship rings.
He has yet to achieve the ultimate goal, and is unlikely to do so, but the 37-year-old Los Angeles Lakers star is already thinking ahead and wants to do one more thing that Jordan has already done - become the owner of an NBA team, and he is already working hard to do so. .
LeBron may not buy control of the Charlotte Hornets from Jordan, but he is set to use one of his financial investments to form a new team, and is waiting for the moment when he will be approved to increase the number of the best league teams in the world from 30 to 32.
LeBron, a Liverpool fan, is a business member of an organization that controls the English luxury team, FSG (Fenway Sports Group), by buying some of its shares, and the organization's desire to continue buying and setting up sports teams is the basis for the basketball meteor's ambition.
LeBron James on the field.
Always loved doing business, Photo: EP
After FSG took over teams in the fields of football, baseball and ice hockey, the next goal is a basketball team with a huge investment, and LeBron James for them is a tool on the way to joining the best league in the world.
Currently, the cities looking to form a basketball team are Las Vegas and Seattle, which previously played in the NBA with the Supersonics.
Tom Warner, a senior FSG official, recently hinted that LeBron for them is the man who can connect them to the NBA and become the owner of the team that will be formed.
"LeBron is not hiding his desire to be part of owning an NBA team. He's a great partner," Warner told Forbes.
Were we wrong?
Fixed!
If you found an error in the article, we'll be happy for you to share it with us