Jeffrey Lurie is reportedly 'in the running' to buy the Boston Celtics. Here's why he should just focus on the Eagles.

According to Bill Simmons, Boston native and Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is one of the finalists to buy the Celtics.

“Mentioned this near the end of tonight’s podcast: Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is in the running to buy the Boston Celtics. He’s a Boston native w/ degrees from Clark, Brandeis AND B.U. His first big company was called Chestnut Hill Productions. Huge Celts fan obviously.”

The Philadelphia Eagles can trace their run to the Super Bowl to an epic collapse last season. The Eagles were 10-1 and flying high as the best team in the NFL in 2023.

Jeffrey Lurie, owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, was the commencement speaker at Clark University on May 19, 2019. He is a 1973 graduate of Clark. Lurie has a net worth of $5.3 billion, according to Forbes, having gotten his start in business working for his grandfather's company, General Cinema Corp., and later founding Chestnut Hill Productions.

It was recently reported by Celtics Wire that the Boston Basketball Partners, the group that owns the Boston Celtics, plans to sell 51% of the team this

Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is likely focused on his team’s looming Super Bowl LIX showdown with Kansas City but the confetti for the Eagles’ second NFC Championship in three years had hardly fallen Sunday night when a report made it appear that the 73-year-old businessman has another battle waiting.

The Philadelphia Eagles are off to the Super Bowl, but team owner Jeffrey Lurie may also have the Boston Celtics on his mind.

Nick Sirianni heard many of those same fans yelling “Fire Nick” in Week 6. Now, the two head coaches are facing off in the Super Bowl for the second time in three years. Reid found his greatest success after Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie fired him following a 4-12 season.

Business is booming for Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie. With his NFL franchise, named by Forbes as the 12th most valuable sports team in the world, heading to its second Super Bowl in three years, Lurie’s name was mentioned by HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons as a potential buyer in the upcoming sale of the Boston Celtics.

The Boston Basketball Partners, a private investment group, wants to sell the Boston Celtics while they are hot, and Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is interested.