NLL expanding to Las Vegas; Nets' Joe Tsai to own team

The National Lacrosse League announced that Nets Owner Joe Tsai "will be the owner of the lacrosse league’s 15th franchise in Las Vegas," according to Alan Snel of LVSPORTSBIZ.com. Tsai "already owns another team in the lacrosse league -- the San Diego Seals." NLL Commissioner Nick Sakiewicz confirmed that Tsai will own the Las Vegas franchise, but said that the Seals and Las Vegas franchise "will be completely separate with separate managers and employees." The Las Vegas team "will start in December 2022 for a 2022-23 season that lasts to May." An arena home is "unknown ... at this point," though they will "likely play in a mid-size venue like the new Henderson arena being built by (Golden Knights Owner Bill Foley) and the city of Henderson or a venue like Orleans Arena." The NLL during the pandemic has had "two existing franchises sold ... expanded with two teams and signed Fanatics as the league’s e-commerce merchandise sales vendor" (LVSPORTSBIZ.com, 5/26).