Tuesday, 5 September 2017

Houston Rockets Set To Get A New Owner: Local Billionaire Tilman Fertitta

Tilman Fertitta, seen here at a television premier last year in Universal City, Calif. A native Texan, Fertitta owns the Houston-based restaurant chain Landry

Reported to be an NBA record $2.2 billion, the sale still must get the league's OK. Leslie Alexander, the team's owner since 1993, is selling it for about $1.5 billion more than what he bought it for.

(Image credit: Michael Boardman/Getty Images)



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