Wyc Grousbeck addresses Celtics sales during White House trip

The Boston Celtics basked in their championship glory for the last time this year when they visited the White House on Thursday.

But as the Celtics contemplated capturing Banner 18 alongside President Joe Biden, the ongoing sale of the storied franchise came to the fore.

Details of the Grousbeck family’s sale of their majority stake in the team have been scarce over the past month, and Celtics governor Wyc Grousbeck, who dismissed rumors of family feuds leading to the sale of the team, addressed the situation while in Washington, DC

“I have no comments on the sales process that is underway. There is great interest. It’s probably a comment,” Grousbeck told reportersaccording to The Athletic’s Jared Weiss. “The plan is for me to stay for three more years. That’s what’s done, and then we go from there.”

One of the suitors looking to become the majority owner of the Celtics is Steve Pagliuca, who is already a minority owner of the organization. Pagliuca made his intentions clear when the sale was announced in July that he planned to make a bid to buy the franchise. It was reported last month that he was looking for a “discount” in his hometown.

Pagliuca was asked about his persecution on Thursday, but he did not want to talk about it.

“The sale of the team, we don’t focus on that,” Pagliuca told reportersaccording to Weiss. “We are only focused on celebrating the championship.”