Miller family to sell NBA Jazz to tech firm founder Smith | Malay Mail

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WASHINGTON, Oct 29 — Ryan Smith, co-founder of software developer Qualtrics, has agreed to purchase the NBA’s Utah Jazz from the Miller family, which has owned the club for 35 years, the team announced Wednesday. The deal, worth a reported US$1.66 billion (RM6.9 billion), must be approved by...

Bojan Bogdanovic of the Utah Jazz shoots the ball against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena in Washington January 12, 2020. — AFP pic

Forbes magazine ranked the Jazz at 21st in value among the NBA’s 30 clubs earlier this year at US$1.55 billion. “I have known Ryan for several years and admire the values by which he and his wife Ashley live their lives. They have such love for and a connection to Utah and this team,” said Gail Miller, chair of the Larry H. Miller Group.

 

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