2x NBA champion becomes minority owner of National Women's Soccer League club NJ/NY Gotham FC
Two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant’s Thirty Five Ventures is an investment company he started in partnership with Rich Kleiman.
They announced the completion of a minority stake investment in a National Women’s Soccer League club.
NJ/NY Gotham FC was founded in 2006 and the club has now played nine seasons in the NWSL.
The team finished the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup Championship as a runner-up after losing to Portland Thorns FC in a penalty shoot-out.
Durant’s firm reportedly tries to focus on women in sports. The company invested in women’s sports-focused media platform Just Women’s Sports last May as well as athlete-centric Athletes Unlimited.
The two-time NBA champion’s ownership of NJ/NY Gotham FC is the second sports team he now owns a part of.
In 2020, Kevin Durant acquired a five-percent stake in the Philadelphia Union — a team that plays in the Major League Soccer (MLS).
In the previous MLS season, the Philadelphia Union lost in the conference finals, to the ultimate winner of the season — New York City FC.