New Zealand Breakers owner Matt Walsh has stressed the team isn’t going anywhere, following suggestions that they could fold and be relocated.
Walsh denied claims made by former basketball journalist Boti Nagy on his website, with the Adelaide-based writer suggesting financial constraints could force the Breakers out of the league next season and see the team moved to Australia.
“There’s no validity to it. I would note that this guy, whoever he is, also didn’t reach out to me for comment,” Walsh told the Herald.
“As an ownership group, we’re committed. In terms of the financial standing of the club, it’s never been better, certainly in our six years of ownership. The league is booming, and we’re growing right alongside the league.
“We’re about to enter a new media rights deal, and we’re in a great position. I’m not sure where this guy heard this, if he made it up, or if somebody’s got an axe to grind with the club, but I can assure all Breakers fans we’ve never had any discussions about moving the club to Australia or anywhere. The Breakers are going to be around long after I’m gone.”