Fenway Sports Group is not among the interested bidders for the Boston Celtics, an industry source confirmed to MassLive’s Chris Cotillo on Monday.

Despite renewed rumors from Kurt Helin of NBC Sports, WEEI’s Rob Bradford reports Monday that John Henry and the Fenway Sports Group are “not involved in the bidding process” for the Boston Celtics.

Fenway Sports Group's initial bid in the Boston Celtics was put on pause amid FSG minority owner LeBron James's longstanding interest in owning an NBA team of his own

The sale of the Boston Celtics will ramp up this week as the first round of bids for the franchise will be submitted by Thursday, Jan. 23. The Celtics are expected to receive at least four bids from investment groups vying to purchase the team,

The Boston Celtics have been up for sale for a while now, but no suitor has really made the effort to come forward and stand out from the rest. However, a suitor that had bowed out late last year is now back.