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The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball franchise based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They are a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team plays their home games at the Fiserv Forum. The Bucks are owned by Wes Edens and Marc Lasry, with Jon Horst as their ...
This article is a list of principal owners of National Basketball Association teams. The NBA requires a change in "controlling ownership" to be approved by the NBA Board of Governors, composed of one representative (Governor) from each team. [1] Toronto Raptors owner Larry Tanenbaum has been Chairman of the NBA Board of Governors since 2017. [2]
On June 6, 2015, the Milwaukee Bucks unveiled their new home and road uniforms, to be worn beginning with the 2015–16 season. The new uniforms remained white at home and green on the road, but red is now replaced by cream. The 'Milwaukee' city name also returned to the road uniforms for the first time since 1976.
In April 2014, Lasry became co-owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks after purchasing the team from Herb Kohl for $550 million with Wes Edens. [14] Following the 2016 U.S. election, Lasry and the Milwaukee Bucks became one of three NBA teams to openly state they would not be staying at Trump branded hotels when on the road. [15]
Bridgeman was a standout player for the Bucks after arriving in Milwaukee as part of the trade in 1975 that sent Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Los Angeles Lakers. Bridgeman played 711 games with the ...
On July 22, 2021, Kohl was the key figure of the lead car in the Milwaukee Bucks NBA Championship parade. On the event, he said: "This is one of the big days of my life." [ 45 ] Kohl attended the Bucks' 2021–22 season opener at Fiserv Forum and was presented with a Bucks championship ring for his efforts in keeping the Bucks in Milwaukee.
Jamie Dinan, Wes Edens and Marc Lasry -- Milwaukee Bucks: $4 Billion. Owner since: 2014. How much they purchased the team for: $550 million. How much the team is worth: $1.58 billion.
Edens has invested heavily in the ownership of sports teams and is the co-owner NBA franchise Milwaukee Bucks. Additionally, Edens is co-owner of association football holding company V Sports alongside fellow billionaire Nassef Sawiris. V Sports owns English Premier League team Aston Villa and a 46% stake in Portuguese Primeira Liga team ...