I understand how important the Celtics are to the city of Boston – the role the team plays in the community is different than any other city in the country." The post Here’s what Wyc Grousbeck and new Celtics owner William Chisholm said about the team sale appeared first on Boston.

The Celtics have plenty of big questions on the horizon in the wake of the team’s $6.1 billion sale to Bill Chisholm. In the short term, none are bigger than whether ownership can afford to keep the team together beyond this season.

The NBA got the number it was hoping for in the sale of the Boston Celtics—a $6.1 billion valuation for the franchise, an NBA record by more than $2 billion (the Phoenix Suns sold at a valuation of $4 billion when Mat Ishbia purchased the team).