Tottenham’s Lewis Family Explores Bid For NBA Europe London Team
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Tottenham's Lewis Family Explores Bid For NBA Europe London Team The Lewis family, owners of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, is exploring a bid for the NBA Europe franchise slated for London. The move would mark the family's first venture beyond soccer since acquiring Spurs in 2001.
The Lewis family controls 70.12 percent of ENIC, Tottenham's parent company, which itself holds an 87.62 percent stake in the club. Vivienne Lewis, daughter of Joe Lewis, and her son-in-law Nick Beucher, co-CEO of Tavistock Group, primarily represent the family's interests.
Joe Lewis stepped down as a person of significant control at Tottenham in October 2022. He pleaded guilty to insider trading in 2024 and was fined $5 million by a New York judge before receiving a presidential pardon from Donald Trump the following year.
The Lewises have joined a consortium alongside the Checketts and Eccles families, both experienced sports investors. David Checketts previously served as general manager of the Utah Jazz and president of the New York Knicks, while his family has owned MLS side Real Salt Lake and the NHL's St. Louis Blues. The Eccles family holds stakes in English second-tier club Burnley and Spanish side Espanyol.
NBA Europe, a joint venture between the NBA and FIBA, is set to launch in 2027 with 12 permanent franchises and four annually qualifying sides. London is among 12 target cities that also include Manchester, Paris, Madrid, Berlin and Milan.
American technology billionaire Nikesh Arora has separately assembled a consortium prepared to offer more than $1 billion for the London franchise, according to a report from The Athletic. Battersea Power Station's undeveloped estate has been mentioned as a possible arena site.
Tottenham has regularly finished in the Premier League's top half under the Lewis family's ownership, qualifying for the Champions League six times and finishing as high as second in 2017. The club has won just two trophies during that span, however, and finished 17th in each of the last two seasons, prompting a rare public statement from ownership acknowledging accountability for the club's struggles.
The Lewis family, owners of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, is exploring a bid for the NBA Europe franchise slated for London. The move would mark the family’s first venture beyond soccer since acquiring Spurs in 2001.
The Lewis family controls 70.12 percent of ENIC, Tottenham’s parent company, which itself holds an 87.62 percent stake in the club. Vivienne Lewis, daughter of Joe Lewis, and her son-in-law Nick Beucher, co-CEO of Tavistock Group, primarily represent the family’s interests.
Joe Lewis stepped down as a person of significant control at Tottenham in October 2022. He pleaded guilty to insider trading in 2024 and was fined $5 million by a New York judge before receiving a presidential pardon from Donald Trump the following year.
The Lewises have joined a consortium alongside the Checketts and Eccles families, both experienced sports investors. David Checketts previously served as general manager of the Utah Jazz and president of the New York Knicks, while his family has owned MLS side Real Salt Lake and the NHL’s St. Louis Blues. The Eccles family holds stakes in English second-tier club Burnley and Spanish side Espanyol.
NBA Europe, a joint venture between the NBA and FIBA, is set to launch in 2027 with 12 permanent franchises and four annually qualifying sides. London is among 12 target cities that also include Manchester, Paris, Madrid, Berlin and Milan.
American technology billionaire Nikesh Arora has separately assembled a consortium prepared to offer more than $1 billion for the London franchise, according to a report from The Athletic. Battersea Power Station’s undeveloped estate has been mentioned as a possible arena site.
Tottenham has regularly finished in the Premier League’s top half under the Lewis family’s ownership, qualifying for the Champions League six times and finishing as high as second in 2017. The club has won just two trophies during that span, however, and finished 17th in each of the last two seasons, prompting a rare public statement from ownership acknowledging accountability for the club’s struggles.
