Celtics reach agreement on record sale price to group led by private equity executive William Chisholm

The defending NBA champion Boston Celtics will soon be under new ownership. The franchise's current ownership group agreed to sell the club to William Chisholm for a record $6.1 billion, agencies representing both sides involved in the sale confirmed to The Associated Press.

ESPN and Sportico were among those first reporting the agreement for the sale.

Chisholm is the managing partner of Symphony Technology Group, a private equity firm based in California. The $6.1 billion figure represents...