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At a press conference Friday afternoon at American Family Field, Brewers Chairman and Principal Owner Mark Attanasio introduced Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo as a new member of the team’s ownership group. “We are honored to have Giannis join our team of Milwaukee Brewers investors,” Attanasio said. “Giannis is a great athlete, a world champion, and a true local hero with international renown.”
The gentleman orchestrating the negotiations is Steve Greenberg, the managing director of Allen & Company in New York and son of baseball Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg. Greenberg has strong ties with several individuals who have expressed interest in buying the Bucks, including Mark Attanasio, the Milwaukee Brewers owner. Greenberg was an advisor to the Allan “Bud” Selig family when the Brewers were sold to Attanasio. Attanasio has apparently had more than a passing interest in the Bucks for some time. A year ago, the scuttlebutt among NBA officials was Attanasio and former Memphis Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley were the primary candidates to become the Bucks’ next owners. Heisley is no longer in the picture after having suffered a major stroke. He has gone through extensive rehab and is in a nursing home.
Attanasio is also part owner of the Milwaukee Admirals, an American Hockey League team, and was a major sponsor in the Andy Warhol exhibition at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Kohl, who is incredibly guarded about his personal dealings, has been mum about any potential sale. Instead, Kohl said he still derives much pleasure from owning the Bucks and now that his senatorial duties are done, intends on being even more involved with the team.
Mark Attanasio would neither confirm nor deny whether he would be interested in buying the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks from U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl. Attanasio, who led an investor group that bought the Milwaukee Brewers from Bud Selig’s ownership group in 2005, was responding to an audience question at a Monday luncheon of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. Attanasio said he has “enormous” commitments already to the Brewers, to his Los Angeles investment firm and to his family. “I just have to make sure I don‘t get overextended,” Attanasio said. “We’ll see what happens.”
After his talk, Attanasio said Kohl has not approached the Brewers owner about buying the Bucks and Attanasio said he had not approached Kohl. “I love the community and I love sports,” Attanasio said. “It’s the senator’s team and I have an enormous amount of commitments right now.”
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Mark Attanasio would neither confirm nor deny whether he would be interested in buying the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucksfrom U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl. Attanasio, who led an investor group that bought the Milwaukee Brewers from Bud Selig’s ownership group in 2005, was responding to an audience question at a Monday luncheon of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. Attanasio said he has “enormous” commitments already to the Brewers, to his Los Angeles investment firm and to his family. “I just have to make sure I don‘t get overextended,” Attanasio said. “We’ll see what happens.”
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