Jimmy Haslam is taking on a bigger role with the Milwaukee Bucks
It's awkward, to say the least, when the owner of an NFL team in one market owns a sports team in another market. Especially since there's a general rule of etiquette that the pro teams in a given market will support each other — even though they're essentially in competition for the hearts, minds, and wallets of the same consumers. In Cleveland, Browns owner Jimmy Haslam owns a significant piece of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks.
And Haslam is now taking on a bigger role in the basketball team. Haslam appeared at and participated in a press conference introducing new Bucks coach Taylor Jenkins. And Haslam made it clear he'll be more involved with the team.
“Do I think we’ll be here more? " Haslam said, via Jonathan X. Simmons of the Cleveland Plain Dealer .
" I do . " It was the first time Haslam spoke publicly as a member of the Bucks' ownership team. His comments also addressed the future of star player Giannis Antetokounmpo, acknowledging that he may — or may not — be traded soon.
" We don’t know whether Giannis will stay with us or not , but we'll work through that with Giannis in the coming weeks," Haslam said, via the Associated Press. Every person has only so much bandwidth. The more time Haslam spends on the Bucks, the less time he'll have for the Browns.