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Josh Harris

Cofounder, Apollo Global Management

Search every verified Josh Harris interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Josh Harris, cofounder of Apollo Global and managing partner of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, has been publicly discussing plans for new venues for his Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Commanders. In September 2026, Harris and Comcast CEO Brian Roberts announced renderings for a proposed arena in South Philadelphia for the 76ers and Flyers, describing it as a potential "greatest arena in the world" and emphasizing design elements intended to create a home-court advantage, including crowd noise and placement of visiting fans. Harris stated that the project would involve the largest private investment in Philadelphia's history and that he was working with the mayor's office on community benefits such as jobs and tax revenue. He also said the arena would honor the legacy of the Spectrum, where he attended games as a child. Harris has also discussed the Washington Commanders' stadium plans, saying the team was on time and off budget with construction and that renderings included features such as a see-through roof, new scoreboards, and elements of the old RFK Stadium. He said the organization was still deciding between grass and turf for the playing surface, with a focus on attracting NFL players. In an August 2026 interview, Harris reflected on the rising valuations of sports franchises, calling the pending $12.5 billion sale of the Los Angeles Lakers"worth every bit" of that figure and describing his own $6 billion purchase of the Commanders as now looking like a"good, attractive deal." He also discussed the 76ers' offseason acquisition of LeBron James, saying he learned of the signing during a meeting and left early out of excitement, and attributing James's decision to the team's championship potential.

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“Whenever you build an arena, you got to you're making your case to the city, right? And you have to say to the city, you know, hey, this is a huge ROI for you. And obviously us putting up all the money made that a simple conversation, but also you know, we're working with the mayor and her staff to make sure that all the other things, the thousands of jobs, the billions of tax revenue, all of the things that make thi”

“I've had a blessed life and so the opportunity to touch thousands or even millions of people was critically important. And I think that sports increasingly, I mean, I remember, sports brings people together. It doesn't matter what your background, your race, your color, your religion, your socioeconomics, when you root for the Flyers, you root for the Sixers, you're together, right? And so that was really important t”

“I bought the Commanders at 6 billion, and everyone said it was the highest price on planet Earth, and I think that now it looks like a good, attractive deal.”

“My own view is that a lot of products have been developed that are retail-friendly and they're being marketed very strongly across these systems... my own view is that it's not going to end well. That many of the retail investors that are going these projects, they don't understand the duration. They don't understand that some of these new structures may not be liquid when things go wrong and they need the money.”

“We front the front office absolutely has the green light to go into the luxury tax. In fact, we've been in and out of the luxury tax. Um and and so it's not an issue. I mean, it's just not an issue. Um you know, we're building an arena here. I can tell you that, you know, the amount of dollars you spend on that versus the luxury tax, you know, it's magnitudes more. You know, we built this facility. We've signed a num”

“The front office absolutely has the green light to go into the luxury tax. In fact, we've been in and out of luxury tax. And so it's not an issue. I mean, it's just not an issue. You know, we're building an arena here. I can tell you that, you know, the amount of dollars you spend on that versus the luxury tax, you know, it's magnitudes more. You know, we built this facility. We've signed a number of max deals. So, t”

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