NEW ORLEANS -- Philadelphia Eagles chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie said he is not pursuing an ownership stake in the NBA's Boston Celtics, as reported.
"I'm not really interested in acquiring another sports team," Lurie said on Super Bowl Opening Night. "I think it's connected because they were my childhood team. I've got a tremendous amount of respect for their whole culture. I sort of see it as like a kindred soul in the NBA."
Lurie was born and raised in Massachusetts and grew up a fan of New England sports. He attempted to buy the Patriots in 1994 but lost out to Robert Kraft.