BOSTON — Bill Chisholm left the door open to someday moving out of TD Garden, but it didn’t sound like it would happen any time soon.
From the moment Chisholm was announced as the Celtics’ owner, there were rumors that the team might explore building its own arena.
Reminding people that he was still in the first weeks of his ownership, Chisholm didn’t sound like a new arena was high on his to-do list.
“We’re days and weeks in here. I would say. I don’t have a specific point of view other than a philosophical perspective,” he said. “I really like the Garden personally and more importantly, the team and the players really like the Boston Garden. Equally importantly, the fans really like the Boston Garden. That’s the starting point.”
Chisholm officially became the Celtics’ principal owner last month when the NBA approved the sale from Wyc Grousbeck.
Maybe the most telling statement thing he said was that the Celtics and Bruins “belong together,” suggesting at this point that any arena shift would be a joint venture. The Bruins own TD Garden.
The Celtics moving to a new arena without the Bruins would have been a financial blow to the Jacobs, who would not only lose revenue from the Celtics but also potential concerts and other events if they moved to a hypothetical new venue.
“The Celtics and the Bruins belong together,” he said. “That’s another part of the equation as well.”
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