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“My motivation is the ghost that I chase. The ghost played in Chicago. “With these words LeBron James responded in an extensive interview in Sports Illustrated in 2016 when asked about his motivation in his career to catch up with Michael Jordan.
A marathon in which there is no winner, but in which the forward is still determined to try to resemble the myth of the Bulls as much as possible. At the moment he is still trying to reach him in the number of rings, MVP … and also in the race to be one of the great entrepreneurs in the world of sports.
Through his multibillion-dollar company, Fenway Sports Group, LeBron is one step away from becoming the owner of an American sports franchise if the attempted purchase of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Penguins crystallizes.
A first step towards its true goal, according to journalist Dan Primack. According to the editor of Axios, the plan of FSG and, therefore, of LeBron James is the purchase of an NBA franchise and they speak of mid-2022 to start the acquisition process.
If the purchase is completed, LeBron James would be one step closer to emulating the “Chicago ghost”, current owner of the Charlotte Hornets after his stint as a minority shareholder for the Washington Wizards.
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