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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...17/surprise-the-houston-rockets-are-for-sale/
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/887032543199059968
EDIT: I'm assuming the article meant the team was valued at 1.65 billion, considering they reference this tweet:
https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/887028330104594433
Houston Rockets chief executive Tad Brown on Monday told reporters at a news conference that owner Leslie Alexander is putting the team up for sale. The unexpected announcement, which reportedly even caught people within the organization by surprise, comes less than two weeks after the Rockets signed James Harden to the biggest contract extension in NBA history.
The Rockets' next owner will inherit a budding superteam anchored by Harden, who is under team control through the 2022-23 season. Earlier this offseason, the Rockets traded for point guard Chris Paul to compete with the Golden State Warriors for Western Conference — and NBA — supremacy.
Alexander bought the Rockets in 1993 for $85 million and watched them win back-to-back championships in his first two seasons as owner. In February, Forbes valued the Rockets at $1.65 million, which is eighth among NBA teams. Forbes reported that NBA franchise valuations have increased 3.5-fold over the last five years, in large part as a result of the NBA's $24 billion TV deal with ESPN and TNT.
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Brown said Monday there is no timetable for selling the team and Alexander is looking for a buyer committed to keeping the Rockets in Houston.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/887032543199059968
@wojespn
Leslie Alexander's decision to sell the Houston Rockets didn't only surprise the rest of the NBA, it surprised those within the franchise.
12:33 PM - 17 Jul 2017
EDIT: I'm assuming the article meant the team was valued at 1.65 billion, considering they reference this tweet:
https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/887028330104594433
@Jonathan_Feigen
Forbes in February put a valuation on the Rockets at $1.65 billion. Alexander bought the team in 1993 for $85 million.
12:16 PM - 17 Jul 2017