Bill Chisholm isn’t rushing the Celtics out of TD Garden, but he’s leaving the door open if Boston ever decides the current setup isn’t enough.
The Celtics have played in the building for 31 years, yet they still don’t own it, which has kept the arena conversation alive in recent years. On The Greg Hill Show, Chisholm was asked whether the team needs its own building to “compete financially,” and he made clear that ownership of the venue isn’t the starting point for him.
“No, but I do think we need to have an arena that is consistent with the quality and excellence of the Celtics. We need to create the best fan and player experience we can.
Do we need to own the building to do that? No...
If we need to own the building to do it, we'll do that,” Chisholm said.
He followed that by drawing a line between running an arena and running the franchise itself.
“When you do that, you've got to make sure that you're not losing focus on what matters. You're not in the business of running an arena; you're in the business of running a world-class basketball team that's putting up banners,” Chisholm said.
Chisholm also stressed that winning stays at the center of every decision.
For now, the Celtics appear likely to stay put at TD Garden. But Chisholm’s comments make the criteria pretty clear: if a new building would meaningfully improve the experience for both fans and players, and do a better job than TD Garden, then ownership could consider making that move.
And TD Garden already carries plenty of weight. Fans know how electric it gets, especially in the playoffs, and even opposing players have publicly praised the atmosphere Boston gets there.
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