It shouldn’t be that surprising that New Yorkers are increasingly interested in Joe Tsai. He is who he is: one of the world’s richest men, co-founder of Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, owner of the Nets, Liberty and Barclays Center and now, with the eye-popping purchase of a $157 million apartment, once again, a bona fide New Yorker. And yes, of course, he is a defender of Chinese nationalism and by extension, the Chinese Communist Party.
The New York Post on Sunday gives it a shot, offering what’s a belated introduction to Tsai. The story relays a lot of what Nets fans know of the 57-year-old businessman.