The sports executive with the most experience in dealing with Joe Tsai says the Nets new owner is all about the fan base.
Steve Govett of the San Diego Seals, Tsai’s national Lacrosse League team, tells the Canadian Press, “He wants to win not just for himself, but for the fanbase. He feels like he’s the steward of the franchise, or of the franchises, on behalf of the fanbase. That’s truly unique.
“It’s a unique viewpoint in this world where you have owners that are self-absorbed and focused on themselves.”
Tsai, CO-founder of Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, made the jump from entrepreneur to sports owner two years ago when he bought the rights to an expansion NLL franchise that would become the Seals.