Another returning name is Rob Hale, who was also a minority owner. He is the founder and CEO of Granite Telecommunications. He was complimentary of Chisholm after the sale was announced a few months ago and has been a known Celtics co-owner throughout the sales process.

The group led by former Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca is reportedly working with the Connecticut Sun's current owners, the Mohegan tribal nation, to salvage the sale of the team with the WNBA,

A group headed by Bill Chisholm is set to take control of the Boston Celtics after the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale on Wednesday.