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The rise of women’s basketball has caught the attention of Serena Williams.
The tennis legend and 23-time Grand Slam champion says she’s willing to put her money behind the sport.
In an interview with CNN published Monday ahead of the WNBA draft, Williams said that she “absolutely” would be interested in investing in a WNBA team.
“I absolutely would be,” Williams said. “With the right market, I would definitely be super interested in that.”
Williams earned roughly $95 million in prize money during her tennis career, and Forbes estimates her net worth at $290 million. She and her husband Alexis Ohanian have used their wealth to invest in multiple sports ventures including Angel City FC of the National Women’s Soccer League and the Los Angeles Golf Club, a franchise of the TGL developed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.
Williams didn’t discuss specific interests in investing in the WNBA. The league announced in 2023 that it’s expanding to the Bay Areaalongside the …
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