Nike founder Phil Knight makes $2-billion offer to buy Blazers / News - Basketnews.com

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Nike founder Phil Knight and Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Alan Smolinisky made a $2 billion-plus offer to buy the Portland Trail Blazers, ESPN and the New York Times reported Thursday. Discussions are said to be ongoing.

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The Trail Blazers are currently owned by the Paul G. Allen Trust. Allen, who purchased the NBA franchise in 1988, died in 2018.

Knight, 84, is a Portland native and longtime supporter of University of Oregon athletics.

Smolinisky, 42, became a part owner of the Dodgers in 2019 along with partners Magic Johnson, Mark Walter, Peter Guber, Stan Kasten, Billie Jean King, and others. He is a California-based real estate mogul who started his fortune by providing housing around the University of Southern California.

He and his ownership group purchased the Dodgers, a marquee Major League Baseball franchise, in 2019.

Reports indicate that Knight being involved reaffirms the intent to keep the Trail Blazers in Portland.

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