Cue LA Clippers part two but smaller players. Bruce Levenson is selling his share of the Atlanta Hawks after a “racist” email he sent a couple of years ago was revealed. So far there are about six potential buyers including Dominique Wilkins but he isn’t the only retired NBA that’s interested, Chris Webber is as well.
via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports:
Chris Webber is part of a potential ownership group that has submitted a letter of interest to the NBA about its desire to purchase the Atlanta Hawks, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Webber would have a modest financial investment in the partnership, but is expected to emerge as a face of the bid with an ultimate goal of becoming a prominent figure on the basketball side for the Hawks, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Webber, 41, has had a home in Atlanta for the past decade and has been working to connect with community officials and organizations to make a case for reselling the organization to an increasingly dubious public.
Webber clearly doesn’t have enough money to buy the team on his own and he’s not even close to the wealthiest member in the group but he is the face of the group. As both an African-American and a popular former player who remains in the spotlight due to his broadcasting work, he would be an ideal candidate to help the team reconnect with the public.
