Awaiting NBA approval to officially become Phoenix Suns team owner, Mat Ishbia attended Thursday's win over Brooklyn at Footprint Center in Phoenix.
Ishbia and Robert Sarver agreed in principle on Dec. 20 the terms of Ishbia's purchase of the Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury for a record $4 billion. It typically takes two months for the NBA to approve a new team owner as the NBA does an extensive background check and financial check.
“I got chance to meet him for first time, briefly,” Williams said about Ishbia. “It was short, but everything that I’ve heard about Mat and his family and the way he runs his business has been pretty cool to hear all that. Getting a chance to talk to him was something that I had been looking forward to, but I’m sure our fans can finally say, hey, that’s our guy and move forward.”“I know I have to continue to do my job, but I also have to understand what he wants me to do,” Williams said.
Suns general manager and president of basketball operations James Jones, assistant general manager Morgan Cato and vice president Ryan Resch were all present at Friday’s practice. Williams acknowledged having Ishbia at the game signals a visual change in ownership that came out of Sarver receiving a yearlong suspension and $10-million fine for “workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies'' found during a 10-month NBA investigation.
"To have him courtside probably allowed for everybody to finally put a face to everything that has been talked about." Monty Williams on billionaire mortgage lender Mat Ishbia attending Thursday's game. Ishbia is waiting on
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