If we see Stephen Curry in the owner’s box at Carolina Panthers games, it will likely be as a guest. A would-be ownership group linked to the NBA star has reportedly dropped out of the bidding for the team, as the price has reached an unprecedented $2.5 billion.
According to a Bloomberg report Tuesday, that’s too much for Michael Rubin, an e-commerce billionaire who had filed a formal notice this month to the NFL and to the bank handling the sale of the Panthers on behalf of current owner and team founder Jerry Richardson. Seeking to diversify his consortium, Rubin had reportedly drawn the interest of Curry, a Charlotte native and passionate fan of the Panthers, as well as rapper/entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs.