On Tuesday, the Celtics were officially purchased by Bill Chisholm. News first emerged months ago that Wyc Grousebeck intended to sell the franchise to Chisholm but there were many hoops to jump through and even more i's to dot before the NBA approved the sale. Earlier this month the league cleared the way for the transaction and the team released a statement Tuesday announcing the purchase as final.
It is a new era for Boston and it may make fans nervous because new owners of sports franchises often enact sweeping change the moment they are in charge in an effort to make their mark and reshape the organization to fit their vision. Even the Celtics' very recent championship doesn't necessarily protect the franchise from that. Chisholm and the others in his ownership group just forked over north of $6 billion for the team for the right to make those calls.
