Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather willing to buy an NBA team / News - Basketnews.com

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It turns out that LeBron James isn't the only superstar athlete interested in owning an NBA team in Las Vegas. Boxing legend and Las Vegas resident Floyd Mayweather said he has been "talking to certain individuals" about the ownership of an NBA team.

"I've been talking to certain people for the last six months," Mayweather said Monday at the M Resort Spa Casino after announcing an exhibition fight against Japanese mixed martial artist Mikuru Asakura.

"That's something I've been working on behind the scenes, but I've never come out to publicly talk about it with the media. My team and I have been working behind the scenes with the NBA. I can't say exactly where, but I'm working on getting a team."

The undefeated five-division champion earned more than $1 billion in boxing and said he would prefer to own a team in Las Vegas, but explained that "he's going to have a team, whether it's in Las Vegas or somewhere else."

Mayweather's comments follow similar statements from LeBron James, who revealed last week on his talk show "The Shop: Uninterrupted" that he wants to own a team in Las Vegas.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said before the NBA Finals that the league is not currently discussing expansion. Las Vegas and Seattle are considered the main candidates in case the league decides to expand from 30 to 32 teams.

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