Business Decision with Mike Vorkunov

The NBA offseason has been medium to high spice 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ so far. @jamesherbert.bsky.social and @mikevorkunov.bsky.social talk about the big trends and takeaways from it so far. We're talking big issues around the Jaylen Brown trade, Kawhi, the Knicks, and LeBron. youtu.be/vY9GuTSSx8s?...

Mark Walter sold his stake in Chelsea, the club announced. The Dodgers owner and former Lakers owner is no longer a minority shareholder. Todd Boehly, who also has a minority share in the Lakers, also sold his stake. Affiliates of Clearlake Capital bought them out. He still owns the LA Sparks.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has received a 4-year extension to stay in the job through March 31, 2031, NFL announced

Unrivaled valued at $650 million after its Series C funding round, @anniecostabile.bsky.social reports www.nytimes.com/athletic/753...

The new WNBA team in Cleveland will be called the Sirens. They'll start playing ball in 2028.

Notre Dame-USC football games are coming back, starting in 2030, @petesampson.bsky.social reports www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...

The Dallas Wings will play in the American Airlines Center for the 2027 WNBA season, the team announced today.

The NBA will not play preseason games in the Middle East this upcoming season, @ramonaespn.bsky.social + Brian Windhorst report, because of the war with Iran. The NBA had played in the UAE the last four years straight. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

MSG Networks and YES Network will move their streaming to DAZN for the 2026-27 NBA + NHL season. Exact timing hasn't been settled yet. You'll be able to stream Yankees, Knicks, Nets, Rangers, Devils, Islanders and Sabres games on DAZN. Gotham Sports App will still stream games on until the switch.

Victor Wembanyama, Caitlin Clark and Derrick Rose will be on the cover of NBA2K27

SCOOP: The Seahawks have been sold. Billionaire Vinod Khosla has reached a deal to buy the Super Bowl champs for $9.6 billion, per sources. One of the highest prices ever paid for a sports team. More at @sportico.bsky.social 👇 www.sportico.com/business/tea...

Rozier continues to seek a job with an NBA team. His current bond terms would prevent that because of how NBA views them, his lawyer said, with ex-teammates now on 4 different teams. He's unable to play against or practice with them, per his bond terms. Judge denied the request.

The Kansas Jayhawks are putting a crypto on their jersey. They signed a deal with Ripple as their jersey patch sponsor. There will be an XRP patch on the football and basketball jerseys and all KU uniforms. First crypto jersey patch deal in college sports.

Kyle Lowry has joined the Toronto Tempo ownership group. Lowry was a star for the Toronto Raptors and just retired after 20 seasons in the NBA.

Rogers Communications has taken over full 100% ownership of the Raptors and Maple Leafs they MLSE. It bought out Larry Tanenbaum's 25% stake for $3.06 billion (4.35 billion Canadian). Tanenbaum had been the Raptors governor and is the chairman of the NBA's board of governors.

The Knicks have pined for LeBron James for so long that this would have been insane to hear in 2010 or 2014 or 2018 👇 www.instagram.com/reel/DaVlHce...

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The WNBA will expand to a 50 game season starting with the 2027 season.

Started from the bottom, now the Knicks are here 🏆 This is why their NBA title is unique in NBA history youtu.be/FuulGFoeVIw?...

Skechers said Knicks finals star OG Anunoby has a signature shoe coming. "It’s too early to share specific details," Skechers president Michael Greenberg said in a statement, "but we do have a signature shoe in the works." OG filed a trademark request with the US Patent Office for a logo this year

The Knicks won the NBA title?! Two old Knicks beat writers talk about one of the most improbable NBA champions ever and the path to get there. Plus, they take a few walks down memory lane. @yaronweitzman.bsky.social and @mikevorkunov.bsky.social on a new Business Decision: youtu.be/FuulGFoeVIw?...

The Knicks won the NBA title?! Two old Knicks beat writers talk about one of the most improbable champions we could think of and the path to get there. Plus, a few walks down memory lane. @yaronweitzman.bsky.social and I on a new episode of Business Decision: youtu.be/FuulGFoeVIw?...

The Knicks say that law firm Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher and PE firm Veritas Capital split the winning $1 million bid for courtside seats for Game 3. The proceeds will go to the Garden of Dreams Foundation

There are some big decisions that will decide the future of the L.A. Lakers now that they have a new owner. And now is the time. With @yaronweitzman.bsky.social 📺https://youtube.com/shorts/ozx8cYFZoKU?feature=share

The NBA says that Spurs-Knicks Game 1 averaged 16.93 million viewers. That's more than the average viewership last year for Game 7 of Pacers-Thunder (16.4 million) and its most highly-watched finals game since Game 6 of the 2019 Warriors-Raptors series.

James Dolan is spinning the Knicks into a separate public company. What does that mean, is a sale on the table, & how soon can you start gifting bar mitzvah kids Knicks stock? @mikevorkunov.bsky.social and I spoke with @brandolightshed.bsky.social to find out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=54cN...

Could You Buy The Knicks Soon? Kind Of. youtu.be/54cNQUqhL5g?...

Donald Trump plans to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals at MSG, the New York Post reports nypost.com/2026/06/03/s...

Terry Rozier won't get paid much of his $26.6 million salary this season after an arbitrator ruled for the NBA. And he still wants to play in the NBA. Wednesday, his lawyers asked a judge to change his terms of release so he could try. Free to read www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...

Steph Curry signed a long term deal with Li-Ning as his new sneaker company. He'll be bringing the Curry Brand there.

The Dallas Mavericks say they've "entered into option agreements for the potential purchase of approximately 104 acres at the former Valley View Mall site." Looks like there are no longer plans to build an arena on the site of City Hall

Federal prosecutors filed new charges against NBA veteran Terry Rozier today. Prosecutors say Rozier took a roughly $100,000 "bribe" to exit early from a March 2023 Hornets game so a group of sports gamblers could win bets on his props. Free to read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...

The NBA's $10 billion question is what will Mark Walter do with the Lakers? On the Dodgers-ification of the Lakers, with @yaronweitzman.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbJH...

Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City, The Athletic reports. Enzo Maresca will replace him. www.nytimes.com/athletic/626...

MSG has signed a new multi-year deal with Kalshi to be the official prediction market of the arena. MSG will rename the concourse on the 6th floor the Kalshi concourse.

The Big 10 paid out $1.37 billion to its teams this past fiscal year, up from $883 million the year before. It was the first year of its new media rights deal and with 18 schools.

The WNBA’s plan to revive the Houston Comets in 2027 has hit a snag. The league is locked in a trademark dispute with a mysterious company over the Comets name: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

No. 1 NFL Draft pick Fernando Mendoza is in line for a 4-year, $57.3 million contract thanks to the league's rookie salary slot system Before 2011, rookies could negotiate contracts, which is why Sam Bradford's rookie contract from 2010 is still the highest ever

Val Ackerman will retire as Big East commissioner on Aug. 31, 2026. She's been in the job for 13 years. www.bigeast.com/news/2026/4/...

Trying a new thing at Business Decision: A quick rundown of what you missed in sports that week. The biggest news condensed into a few minutes @businessdecisionmv.bsky.social youtu.be/May_YUWGivI

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LIV Golf may lose its funding from the Saudi-backed Public Investment Fund, putting its future up in the air, @adamcrafton.bsky.social @gabbyherzig.bsky.social @bfquinn.bsky.social @brodymiller.bsky.social report www.nytimes.com/athletic/719...

📺New episode!📺 The NBA Expansion Conversation No One is Having @mikevorkunov.bsky.social talks to the great @howardbeck.bsky.social Everyone thinks expansion is coming. Should we be so sure? Is it even good for the NBA? Howard explains why the answer is no. youtu.be/22ZijfOXpRA

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TL;DR What you missed this week in sports youtu.be/eKPMpOVmXNg

Diana Taurasi, Nneka Ogwumike, Breanna Stewart, and Gabriela Jaquez invested into Kalshi through a family office investment www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

The WNBA has officially approved expansion franchises in Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia after votes by the NBA and WNBA boards of governors. Cleveland will start to play in 2028, Detroit in 2029, and Philadelphia in 2030.

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The NBA fined the Orlando Magic $25,000 for violating league injury reporting rules for listing Anthony Black as out for the April 6 game against the Pistons and then playing him.

The DOJ has opened an investigation into the NFL and if it has engaged in anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers with its media deals, the Wall Street Journal reports. www.wsj.com/sports/footb...