Could Red Bull Join The NBA? Austrian Company Circles Sin City Team, New Report Says
Could Red Bull Join The NBA? Austrian Company Circles Sin City Team, New Report Says
Energy drink conglomerate Red Bull is reportedly competing for ownership of an NBA team.
能源飲料巨頭紅牛據報道正在競標NBA球隊所有權。
What Happened: The Austrian company is willing to spend $4 billion to bring a franchise to Las Vegas, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources.
奧地利公司願意花費40億美元將一支球隊帶到拉斯維加斯，彭博社援引匿名消息人士報道。
Red Bull already owns two Formula 1 teams and Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls, among other sports-related investments.
除其他體育相關投資外，紅牛已經擁有了兩支F1車隊和美國職業足球大聯盟的紐約紅牛隊。
It is unclear how Red Bull would finance a deal. Company revenue from its energy drink products is believed to have eclipsed 10 billion euros ($10.9 billion) for the first time in 2023.
紅牛如何籌資尚不清楚，但該公司的能源飲料產品銷售收入據信在2023年首次超過了100億歐元（109億美元）。
Why it Matters: In addition to Las Vegas, Seattle is reportedly attracting expansion franchise attention following the expiration of the NBA's media rights deal.
除拉斯維加斯之外，據悉西雅圖也在吸引球隊擴張的關注，這是在NBA媒體權利協議到期後的一項發展。
Las Vegas is currently home to the NHL's Golden Knights and the NFL's Raiders. The MLB's Oakland Athletics are planning to move to Las Vegas by 2028.
拉斯維加斯目前擁有NHL的金騎士隊和NFL的雷達隊。MLB的奧克蘭運動家隊計劃在2028年搬到拉斯維加斯。
The city could go from having zero to four major sports teams within a decade, given that the NBA goes through with expansion in Sin City.
如果NBA在罪城進行擴張，該城市在十年內的主要體育團隊可能增至四支。
Reports surrounding NBA expansion come amid the rapid increase in the valuations of professional sports teams. Private equity firms including Ares Management Corp (NYSE:ARES), Blackstone Inc (NYSE:BX) and Carlyle Group Inc (NASDAQ:CG) have eyed sports team investments, according to Business Insider.
有關NBA擴張的報道是在職業體育團隊估值急劇上升之際出現的。據Business Insider報道，包括Ares Management Corp（紐交所：ARES）、Blackstone Inc（紐交所：BX）和Carlyle Group Inc（NASDAQ：CG）在內的私募股權公司一直在關注體育團隊投資。
It is also unclear where a Las Vegas team would play. T-Mobile Arena, owned in part by MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) is located near the Las Vegas Strip and could serve as a possible venue. The arena, home of the Golden Knights, served as the site for the championship of the league's in-season tournament.
拉斯維加斯的球隊將會在哪裏打球也不是很清楚。位於拉斯維加斯大道附近、部分屬於美高梅的T-Mobile Arena可能成爲一個可行的選項。這家球場是金騎士隊的主場，曾經是該聯賽常規賽季中的錦標賽場所。
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