 Has Floyd Mayweather made a $2 billion offer to purchase an NBA team ?

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Floyd Mayweather, better known by his ring handle "Money,"

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lived up to his moniker; as the finest boxer of his day, he made a lot of money.

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The legend is now prepared to spend it to purchase an NBA team.

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At a recent public event, Mayweather declared that he was attempting to

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purchase an NBA team and has made a $2 billion offer for one.

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The Phoenix Suns are the lone NBA franchise that is reportedly up for sale, and

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the asking price for that team will be far more than $2 billion (some estimates suggest double that number).

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Mayweather claims to have the cash. He claimed that his net worth was over $1.2 billion a year ago,

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but as there is no official way to track these things, it may have been greater or lower.

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In any case, given the cost of NBA teams today, he'll probably need to

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recruit additional investors as $2 billion will be the low end of a sale price.

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