Speculation that Jeff Bezos was in play to buy the Boston Celtics lasted about as long as it takes to get a fast delivery from Amazon.com. As in overnight.
The buzz for Bezos is gone, apparently, even if the idea made some sense. The man has a net worth of somewhere in the neighborhood of $200 billion, and part of the fun of being a many-times-over billionaire is buying mansions that are right out of “The Queen of Versailles,” building spaceships and owning professional sports franchises.
If for no other reason than his ability to use the spare change in his pants pockets to meet the Celtics’ ever-expanding payroll, Bezos would have been well-received by Celtics fans. But with him or without him, the Celtics are going to be sold. The last specks of green confetti were still settling on Boylston Street from the Celtics’ rolling-rally victory parade when the for-sale sign went up, and ever since, the speculation has been as wild as the after-party.
One day it’s John Henry, the principal owner of the Red Sox. Steve Pagliuca, who already owns a piece of the Celtic action, has made it clear he’s interested in acquiring the biggest piece. And there was Bezos, until there wasn’t.
