76ers Owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer Get Ready to Expand Their Sports Empire
- Pair already own franchises in NBA, NHL, Premier League
- Looking to bring efficiency to an ‘unwieldly’ organization
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Josh Harris and David Blitzer own a basketball team, a hockey team, a soccer team, a professional video-gaming franchise, and an 18,000-seat arena. Now they’re preparing for more.
The two investors are creating Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, a holding company that will put all of their joint assets under one roof. At launch, the portfolio will include the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, the NHL’s New Jersey Devils, English soccer team Crystal Palace FC, eSports’s Team Dignitas, and the Prudential Center, the Newark arena where the Devils play.