[外絮] Phil Knight:我原本想買拓荒者的

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Nike co-founder Phil Knight will not be the next owner of the Portland Trail
Blazers.

Nike共同創辦人Phil Knight將不會成為波特蘭拓荒者下一個擁有者。

On Tuesday, the estate of late Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen said it was
finally selling the team. Allen died in 2018, and his will requires his
sister to sell his pro sports holdings, which include the Seattle Seahawks.

週二，已故微軟共同創辦人Paul Allen的遺產管理團隊宣布，他們終於要出售這支球隊。Allen於2018年去世，他的遺囑要求他的妹妹出售他所擁有的職業運動資產，其中也包括西雅圖海鷹隊。

The estate is hiring investment bank Allen & Company and law firm Hogan
Lovells as financial and legal advisers, respectively. The estate said
Tuesday that the Seahawks were not for sale.

遺產團隊已聘請投資銀行Allen & Company與律師事務所Hogan Lovells擔任財務與法律顧問。聲明中也指出，海鷹隊目前不會出售。

Paul Allen bought the Trail Blazers for $70 million in 1988; the team is
currently valued at $3.5 billion by Forbes.

Paul Allen在1988年以7,000萬美元購得拓荒者隊；根據富比士的估價，球隊目前市值達35億美元。

Knight, 87, has the money, local ties, and a previous longstanding interest
in buying the team.

現年87歲的Knight擁有資金、當地淵源，且過去對收購球隊曾有長期興趣。(Nike的總部也在波特蘭 也是在奧勒岡州創辦的 是奧勒岡州最大的企業之一)

The Portland native’s net worth is widely reported to be north of $30
billion, and his Blazers connections date back decades. The Blazers were someof Nike’s earliest endorsers in the 1970s.

這位波特蘭出生的億萬富翁，其淨資產被普遍估計超過300億美元，而他與拓荒者隊的關係可追溯至數十年前。早在1970年代，拓荒者隊就是Nike最早的一批代言球隊之一。

“Five years ago, when I was a younger man, I had a great interest in being a
part of the Portland Trail Blazers franchise,” Knight said in a statement. “
However, at my current age, I can confirm that I no longer have interest.”

Knight在聲明中表示："五年前，當我還年輕一些時，我對成為波特蘭拓荒者隊的一分子非常感興趣。然而，以我目前的年紀，我可以確認我已經沒有這樣的興趣了。"

In 2022, Knight and Dodgers co-owner Alan Smolinisky made an offer worth morethan $2 billion to purchase the team. The offer wasn’t just rebuffed—it didn
’t even lead to a direct conversation.

早在2022年，Knight曾與道奇隊共同老闆Alan Smolinisky提出超過 20 億美元的收購報價。但這項提議不僅遭到拒絕，甚至未能促成任何直接對話。

“Phil Knight and I have not spoken,” Allen told The Wall Street Journal in
2023.

Paul Allen的妹妹Jody Allen在2023年告訴華爾街日報:"我與Phil Knight並沒有任何對話。"

The process to sell the Trail Blazers is expected to continue into the 2025–
26 NBA season, according to the statement.

根據聲明，拓荒者隊的出售程序預計將持續至2025-26 NBA球季。

心得:

真的拖太久了 2018年的遺囑 2025才開始要處理

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