{"id":1729235,"date":"2022-11-08T07:45:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T12:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1729235"},"modified":"2022-11-08T07:49:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T12:49:39","slug":"could-barack-obama-join-the-nba-ownership-ranks-and-the-next-owner-of-the-phoenix-suns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/could-barack-obama-join-the-nba-ownership-ranks-and-the-next-owner-of-the-phoenix-suns\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Barack Obama Join the NBA Ownership Ranks and the Next Owner of the Phoenix Suns?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcould-barack-obama-join-the-nba-ownership-ranks-and-the-next-owner-of-the-phoenix-suns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1729235&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Could Barack Obama join the NBA ownership ranks?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a rumor that has been percolating for a couple of weeks, but the former president issued a kind of non-denial denial.<\/p>\n<p>The chatter began in late October, when Bill Simmons and Charles Barkley were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/the-bill-simmons-podcast\/2022\/10\/25\/23423663\/charles-barkley-on-russell-westbrook-superstars-vs-bus-riders-being-traded-crazy-first-nba-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">talking on Simmons\u2019 podcast<\/a> about if Barkley would want to join a prospective Phoenix Suns ownership group after current owner, Robert Sarver, announced in September <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/09\/21\/robert-sarver-selling-suns-mercury-after-ban-for-racism-allegations\/\">that he was selling the team<\/a> following an NBA investigation into his conduct.<\/p>\n<p>Barkley was of the opinion that he\u2019d rather have $20 million in cash than a $20 million stake in the Suns, and Simmons interjected \u2014 dropping the rumor about Obama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe days of somebody being able to put in a little bit of money and being able to run the team \u2014 those days are over,\u201d Simmons said. \u201cThe one guy who might pull it off, and I might be breaking some news here, but I heard Obama\u2019s involved in one of the groups, and that\u2019s the one guy that they\u2019d make him the actual face, and the money guys would be so happy to have him at the front that they\u2019d just be like, \u2018Cool you can [do that.]&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1244447897.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1244447897.jpg\" alt=\"Barack Obama addressed the rumors that he is involved in a prospective ownership group for the Phoenix Suns.\" class=\"wp-image-24558434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1244447897.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1244447897.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Barack Obama addressed the rumors that he is involved in a prospective ownership group for the Phoenix Suns.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This news excited Barkley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTimeout! If President Obama called me, hell yeah I\u2019m buying in!\u201d Barkley exclaimed.<\/p>\n<p>While on the campaign trail in Arizona last week, Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox10phoenix.com\/news\/barack-obama-addresses-phoenix-suns-ownership-rumors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">addressed these rumors but implied they were news to him<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\">[embedded content]<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is good to be back in Arizona,\u201d Obama said. \u201cI wanted to come out here, not only because it\u2019s sunny and warm, but also, you know, there have been these rumors about me and the Phoenix Suns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crowd applauded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know I was in the market, and by the way neither did Michelle, but I will say this, the Suns are looking pretty good,\u201d Obama added. \u201cI gotta admit that. I think they have a few more wins than my Bulls right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reports have indicated that the Suns could sell for up to $4 billion. <\/p>\n<p>Amid the ownership turmoil, the Suns are currently 7-2 and atop the Western Conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could Barack Obama join the NBA ownership ranks? 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