Landry’s, Golden Nugget Casinos, and now, the Houston Rockets. New Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta has his hand in a lot of cookie jars, but what does that all mean?
After Leslie Alexander announced his plans to sell the team, many names came to mind. Mattress Mack, Dikembe Mutombo, Yao Ming, or a combination of people. Fertitta was also on the list, and the swift pace of the sale is interesting.
Alexander sold the Rockets to Fertitta for $2.2 billion. No NBA sale has been worth more in history.
Fertitta tried to purchase the Rockets when they were up for sale in 1993, but lost out by $4 million to Alexander’s bid.