Will Oprah Winfrey become the next owner of the Los Angeles Clippers? According to ESPN the TV superstar and a pair of well-known friends are interested in buying the NBA franchise should Donald Sterling be forced to sell.
“Oprah Winfrey is in discussions with David Geffen and Larry Ellison to make a bid for the Clippers should the team become available,” a spokesperson for Oprah told ESPN.com’s Arash Markazi. According to another ESPN.com report, Oprah wants to buy the team, but does not want a role in the team’s front office:
“Oprah is not interested in running the team,” Geffen told (ESPN’s Jeremy) Schaap. “She thinks it would be a great thing for an important black American to own [another] franchise.
“The team deserves a better group of owners who want to win. Larry would sooner die than fail. I would sooner die than fail. Larry’s a sportsman. We’ve talked about this for a long time. Between the three of us, we have a good shot.”
On Tuesday, Oprah spoke to TMZ and addressed the Sterling situation, condemning the Clippers owner. She denied interest in purchasing the team at the time, but said she loved the idea of Magic Johnson owning the franchise.
What are your thoughts on the media mogul owning a piece of the NBA franchise?
