Los Angeles Lakers great Shaquille O’Neal was actually interested in putting together a bid to buy the Phoenix Suns until recent reports suggested that billionaire Jeff Bezos could be interested in buying the NBA franchise.
After a months-long NBA investigation found that Suns majority owner Robert Sarver was involved in countless instances of inappropriate workplace misconduct, he has decided to put his ownership shares in the Suns and the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury up for sale. Owning an American sports franchise is one of the best portfolio additions on the planet, and even a midmarket organization like the Suns is sure to bring about interest from many of the world’s wealthiest individuals.
One man who says he had an interest in Sarver’s ownership stake is Lakers great and NBA Hall of Famer, Shaquille O’Neal. However, Shaq told TMZ Sports on Saturday that his interest didn’t last long once he saw rumors of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos possibly being in the running to buy Phoenix’s basketball franchises.
“I was interested but when big man JB said he was interested — nobody can compete with big man JB. Imma tell ya now, once Jeff Bezos put his name in the hat, all you others just close your checkbook and go home. Nobody on this planet can compete with big man JB. I’m not gonna be up in there trying to go up against big man JB.”
