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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jimmy Golen

The Boston Celtics have a new owner. The drive to add to add more NBA championships won't change

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The Boston Celtics have a new owner, and there's one thing that isn't going to change at the NBA's most-decorated franchise.

“Coming in second is not the objective, and it’s not acceptable,” private equity mogul Bill Chisholm said Tuesday after taking control of the team from Wyc Grousbeck. “The ultimate yardstick is winning championships. Wyc’s got two, and we’re going to get more, and he and I together are going to help drive that.”

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