5 sports team owners who should totally buy TikTok
Charles Curtis
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Oct 10, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; LA Clippers owner Steve Balmer ends a speech before the first quarter against the Utah Jazz at Climate Pledge Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
The deadline for TikTok to be sold is fast approaching -- if the social media app owned by ByteDance isn't sold by January 19, it's going to be shut down by the United States government.
So there's a lot of speculation over who could do it. Mr. Beast? Elon Musk?
No. We here at For The Win think it needs to be a sports team owner, because ... well, I don't know, they know how to run stuff. And it's not just any sports team owner. We need the ones who will get it and not run TikTok into the ground.
Here are five candidates:
1. Steve Balmer
Oct 3, 2022; Seattle, Washington, USA; Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Balmer addresses the crowd before tipoff of a game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Climate Pledge Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
Dude clearly knows what fans want as evidenced by the cool stuff at the Intuit Dome. Plus, he's a former Microsoft exec! Perfect for a tech product!
2. Steve Cohen
Jan 8, 2025; New York, New York, USA; New York Mets owner Steve Cohen sits courtside during the third quarter between the New York Knicks and the Toronto Raptors at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images ORG XMIT: IMAGN-894328 ORIG FILE ID: 20250108_bjp_ae5_033.JPG
Jan 12, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Mark Cuban looks on during the second quarter between the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images ORG XMIT: IMAGN-894357 ORIG FILE ID: 20250112_jpm_an4_M21365.JPG
It's almost too obvious. He also came from the tech world.
4. Magic Johnson
Nov 23, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Magic Johnson attends the 2024 NWSL Championship match at CPKC Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images ORG XMIT: IMAGN-887793 ORIG FILE ID: 20241123_jcd_sm8_0033.JPG
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 12: Former NFL Player Tom Brady looks on prior to the NFC Wild Card Playoff between the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on January 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776262423 ORIG FILE ID: 2193579536
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