Phil Knight, the co-founder of Nike, has repeatedly tried to get in touch with the late Paul Allen's sister, Jody, with the aim of buying the Portland Trail Blazers, but the NBA franchise owner's insisted that the team is not for sale, time and time again. Knight and part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Alan Smolinisky, who built his wealth by building student housing around the University of Southern , submitted an offer of more than $2billion to purchase the team in June, 2022. That bid, however, was rejected without so much as a counteroffer, according to . Jody Allen inherited her brother's $20B wealth after the death of 's co-founder from septic shock related to in October 2018, at the age of 65.
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