Golden Finance reported that U.S. President-elect Trump announced through social media on December 21, local time, that he would nominate Tilman J. Fertitta, owner of the Houston Rockets and entertainment and real estate businessman of the National Basketball League (NBA). J. Fertitta) serves as U.S. Ambassador to Italy. Trump also said he would appoint Mark Burnett, a reality show producer and former chairman of MGM Television, as his special envoy for British affairs. It is reported that Burnett produced Trump's reality show "The Apprentice", making Trump's name a household name.