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Rockets' Tilman Fertitta Bid $5.6B on Commanders; Says $6B Not 'the Right Number'

Houston Rockets governor Tilman Fertitta said during an interview on CNBC Wednesday that he made a $5.6 billion bid for the Washington Commanders and will not move off that number.

Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post relayed Fertitta's remarks.

Nicki Jhabvala @NickiJhabvala

Tilman Fertitta said during an interview with <a href="https://twitter.com/CNBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CNBC</a> today that he bid $5.6 billion on the Commanders, but "at some point you've got to draw a line in the sand." <a href="https://t.co/7NpKM1Fb4X">pic.twitter.com/7NpKM1Fb4X</a>

Fertitta, who is also the owner, CEO and chairman of Landry's Inc., has been governor of the Rockets since Oct.