If there’s one factor Tom Brady is aware of, it is successful. So it is no shock that as he regarded to make one other foray into the sports activities possession world, he would select the Las Vegas Aces. The WNBA’s defending champions and 2023 title contenders boast one of the crucial proficient rosters within the league and, now, one of the crucial well-known co-owners.
Brady’s acquisition of an possession stake within the group was confirmed on Thursday by Aces proprietor Mark Davis. Specifics of the deal, which continues to be pending league approval, weren’t offered.
“Since I bought the Aces, our purpose has been to win on and off the courtroom,” Davis stated in a press launch. “Tom Brady is a win not just for the Aces, and the WNBA, however for girls’s skilled sports activities as an entire.”
Brady, who retired from the NFL for a second time on Feb. 1 after 23 seasons, seven Super Bowls and 5 MVP awards, sat courtside on the Aces’ win over the Connecticut Sun final season on May 31, 2022. He additionally developed a comical friendship with Aces guard Kelsey Plum, who barked at him throughout that sport; Brady later despatched the All-WNBA guard a signed jersey.
“I’m very excited to be a part of the Las Vegas Aces group,” Brady stated. “My love for girls’s sports activities started at a younger age after I would tag alongside to all my older sisters’ video games—They have been by far the most effective athletes in our home! We celebrated their accomplishments collectively as a household, and so they stay an excellent inspiration to me.
“I’ve all the time been an enormous fan of girls’s sports activities, and I love the work that the Aces’ gamers, workers, and the WNBA proceed to do to develop the game and empower future generations of athletes. To be capable to contribute in any method to that mission as a member of the Aces group is an unimaginable honor.”
The 2023 WNBA season will tip-off on Friday, May 19, although the Aces is not going to play till Saturday, May 20 towards the Seattle Storm. After successful the primary title in franchise historical past final season, the Aces introduced again the bulk their core, whereas additionally including two-time MVP Candace Parker.
