Nike owner Phil Knight and Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Alan Smolinisky have made a $2 billion-plus offer to purchase the Portland Trail Blazers, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Nike founder Phil Knight and Dodgers co-owner Alan Smolinisky have made a $2 billion-plus written offer to purchase the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell ESPN. Discussions are ongoing with the Paul Allen trust that's overseeing ownership of team. Story soon.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 2, 2022
Nike’s headquarters are in Beaverton, Oregon, and given that Knight was also born in Oregon, this makes sense on his end.