FLOYD 'MONEY' MAYWEATHER JR. WANTS TO OUTBID OPRAH & CO. FOR THE L.A. CLIPPERS

FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR.

In the wake of Adam Silver's lifetime ban on Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and the directive from Silver for the Board of Governors to vote to force a sale of the team (despite Sterling's intentions to resist a sale), a parade of celebrities have lined up as potential suitors for the franchise whose value has been estimated as high as $1.5 billion by some outlets.


Let's go down the list. We begin with Floyd Maywether. From CBS Vegas:

Mayweather said Tuesday he's interested in putting together a group with himself as a majority owner to buy the Clippers if the team is put up for sale.

“Do we want to buy the Clippers? Yes we do,” Mayweather said. “I'm very, very interested in buying the Clippers.”

Mayweather may not have enough money to buy the Clippers by himself, but he's certainly got enough for a good down payment. The boxer will make another $40 million or so Saturday night when he takes on Marcos Maidana in the third fight of a six-fight deal with Showtime that is reportedly worth $250 million.

And he's plenty familiar with the team. Mayweather has a condo next to Staples Center and is a courtside fixture at both Lakers and Clippers games.

“We want to buy the Clippers and we can afford to buy the Clippers,” Mayweather said.

However, with Oprah Winfrey leading the charge with a big name group consisting of music mogul David Geffen and billionaire Larry Ellison who Forbes magazine just listed as America's fifth richest person it looks to be a bidding war.

Our ET6 Nation sources seem to think it's going to be very difficult for Mayweather to become an NBA owner due to his much publicized gambling activities.

We will keep you posted!!!