A decade after rescuing the NBL,Larry Kestelman is facing off against team owners in a fight led by an American billionaire and Donald Trump appointee.
Billionaire NBL owner Larry Kestelman has been urged to step down from the league amid a hostile takeover bid from an Illawarra Hawks owner who has close ties to Donald Trump.
The NSW government rejected an offer to bring the NFL to Australia worth an estimated $15 million a game. But Victoria is splashing out on American sport,with NFL and NBA teams on their way Down Under.
When the NBL was on the verge of collapsing,a saviour emerged who had never been to a game previously. Now,he’s poised to take over the national women’s competition as well.
Billionaire Larry Kestelman and Tesla Motors chair Robyn Denholm will overhaul the Women’s National Basketball League after striking a deal with Basketball Australia.
The businessman pushed his other interests to the side to save the National Basketball League.