NBA legend Magic Johnson ‘joins billionaire NBA and NHL team owner Josh Harris in his bid to buy Dan Snyder’s Washington Commanders’

By Kate Mcgreavy For Dailymail.Com and Reuters

Magic Johnson is reportedly teaming up with billionaire NBA and NHL team owner Josh Harris in his attempt to purchase the NFL’s Washington Commanders.

Harris also welcomed Johnson into the fold last season when he made an unsuccessful bid to buy the Denver Broncos.

Commanders owner Daniel Snyder, long embroiled in several controversies and accusations of an abusive work environment and financial improprieties, is looking to fetch $7billion in a potential sale of the team.

Johnson, the 63-year-old NBA legend and former Los Angeles Lakers part-owner, is a member of the ownership group of the Los Angeles Dodgers and is said to bring ‘both money and expertise’ to the table for Harris’ bid, Sportico reported Monday.

ESPN reported this month that Washington, DC, billionaire Mitchell Rales joined Harris’ bid as well.

Magic Johnson is reportedly teaming up with Josh Harris in his Washington Commanders bid

Magic Johnson is reportedly teaming up with Josh Harris in his Washington Commanders bid

Harris is the principal owner of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils and is the general partner of Crystal Palace of the English Premier League in soccer. Rales is the founder of Danaher Corp.

Snyder reportedly has barred Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos from placing a bid on the Commanders. That could clear a path for Harris’ group of investors.

Harris lost out to Walmart heir S. Robson ‘Rob’ Walton, like Bezos one of the richest people in the world, in the race to buy the Broncos last year.

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