Shaquille O’Neal was co-host of a pre-race party ahead of the F1 event in Las Vegas. Of course, the topic of discussion inevitably turned to NBA expansion and the potential for a team in Las Vegas.
O’Neal said he would love to be a part of bringing a team to town. He’s even open to the idea of working with LeBron James to make it happen.
“If an NBA team ever comes here, I would really like to be involved,” O’Neal said. “With LeBron, without LeBron, I just want to get involved.”
O’Neal also said he would not be a co-owner in name only. He would like to be actively involved in the franchise. That’s why he wouldn’t get involved with the A’s when the Major League Baseball team moves to Las Vegas.
“Not baseball,” O’Neal said. “Football maybe, basketball definitely, but not baseball. I want to get involved. There are two types of owners. There’s the owner who just has bragging rights and I’m the partial owner and there are guys who like to make decisions. At some point, I would like to participate in the decision-making process.
