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Former Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is vying with a consortium including current Spurs' owners, the Lewis family, to buy NBA Europe's London-based team. <p><em>Sky News</em> has revealed that the Lewises are part of a consortium, led by the Checketts family, which has submitted an offer as part of the ongoing auction.</p><p>The Checketts have owned or invested in professional sports franchises including Major League Soccer team Real Salt Lake and the NHL's St Louis Blues.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/basketball/news/36244/13564640/nba-europe-what-is-it-how-does-it-work-and-which-uk-teams-are-involved">NBA Europe: What is it? How does it work and which UK teams are involved?</a></strong></li><li><strong>Not got Sky? <a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">Get Sky Sports</a> or <a href="https://www.nowtv.com/watch-sky-sports-online?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">stream with no contract</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12110/10952996/sky-sports-push-notifications-faq-how-to-receive-the-alerts-you-want">Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you want</a></strong></li></ul><p>The third leg of the consortium is the Eccles family, who own shares in Burnley FC and Spanish side Espanyol along with the Checketts.</p><p><em>Sky News</em> has previously reported Levy's involvement in a consortium including Liberty Global and MSP Sports Capital, a former backer of McLaren Racing, which is also among the contenders for the NBA London team.</p><widget id="1"></widget><p>London has rapidly become most highly prized of the 12 new NBA Europe outfits, with other teams based in cities such as Berlin, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Paris and Rome.</p><p>The NBA wants to generate billions of dollars by selling the rights to the teams, with the first transactions expected in the coming weeks.</p><p>Wealthy US families and investors are increasingly buying stakes in sports teams in the UK, especially in football.</p><p>Levy left his role as Spurs executive chairman in September 2025 after nearly 25 years in the job.</p><p>While the official communication from Spurs and Levy was that he had "stepped down" from the role, it was widely understood that the decision was taken out of his hands.</p><p><strong>Watch the NBA regular season and playoffs live on Sky Sports. </strong><strong>Not got Sky? <a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">Get Sky Sports</a> or <a href="http://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink">stream with no contract on NOW</a></strong><strong>📺</strong></p>
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