The NBA is always looking for ways to grow. This seems to have spread to the players as well. Several players have endorsements and side businesses that continue their league career. Bradley Beal is one of the newest players to do such a thing. The Wizards player is looking to invest in the New York Mets. And several celebrities are by his side.
Bradley Beal on his way to owning the New York Mets?
Recently, the Major League Baseball team, the New York Mets, went on sale due to financial problems. However, this does not mean that the beloved team has to die. Hollywood celebrities Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, HoF Football linebacker Brian Urlacher, Super Bowl champion and tight end Travis Kelce and 2014 NFL Offensive Player of the Year DeMarco Murray are some investors in a star-studded group trying to buy the Mets.
The most recent to join the aforementioned are Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal and Denver Nuggets player Mason Plumlee.
Several such powerful groups are chasing the New York Mets franchise. The first round of bidding expires this Thursday. According to ESPN, the powerful couple Alex Rodríguez and Jennifer López put $ 300 million of their own money in the group’s initial offer of $ 1.7 billion.
According to the New York Post, billionaire Steve Cohen now has a bid of $ 2 billion. However, it looks like Bradley Beal could end up co-owning the New York Mets soon.
According to the New York Post,
“Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon would prefer to sell the team to J-Rod if his bid is close to the best bid at the end of the auction, multiple sources said.”
However, Bradley Beal’s group isn’t the only one that has NBA representation. According to NJ.com, Josh Harris and David Blitzer, managing partners of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils respectively, are also looking to invest. They are in the same range as the Wizards’ bodyguards.
Beal has earned about $ 100 million, as well as his NBA salary, and he is owed another $ 100 million from his ongoing contract. It also has sponsorship deals for approximately $ 1.5 million from well-known brands like Tissot and Pepsi. However, most of it is from his agreement with Nike. So investing in the Mets doesn’t seem like a big deal to him.
Additionally, the Mets currently rank third in the Eastern National League. So Beal might be looking to make more money.
Surely we wonder why Beal suddenly became interested in the Mets, as he is a well-known fan of his hometown team: the St. Louis Cardinals. If Beal successfully became a part owner of the Mets, it would be interesting to know how he and the López-Rodríguez group handle the future of the franchise.
