Boston Celtics Sell for Record $6.1 Billion to Private Equity Executive Bill Chisholm

The Boston Celtics logo at center court on the parquet floor before an NBA basketball game between the Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks in Boston on Feb. 13, 2022. Winslow Townson/AP Photo

Boston Basketball Partners LLC announced an agreement on March 20 to sell the Boston Celtics for a record $6.1 billion to a group led by Bill Chisholm, managing director of Symphony Technology Group,

If approved by the NBA Board of Governors, the new ownership group would obtain a majority of the franchise this summer.