But he almost didn’t win. Chisholm bought the Celtics at a $6.1 billion valuation but only outbid the second-place suitor by less than $100 million in the blind auction, two sources with knowledge of the bids said. That gap is a relative pittance in such a high-priced transaction, but it was enough. For a Celtics fan who grew up in nearby Georgetown, Mass., it was barely believable. “Anyone who’s had their boyhood team or girlhood team and have this happen — I want to say it’s like a dream come true but… I didn’t even know to dream this. What does it mean to be the owner of the Boston Celtics? I don’t know.”
New York Times
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