NBA star Russell Westbrook is the latest member of an increasingly star-studded Leeds United ownership group.
Just days after Jordan Spieth confirmed that he and fellow pro golfer Justin Thomas are now involved with the Championship club, Westbrook announced that he was following suit.
“I was lucky enough to have conversations with some of the partners in this deal who already have ownership, the 49ers,” Westbrook said at a sports and entertainment summit held by Sportico.
“So I was lucky enough to talk through that with friends, talking with my business partner as well about different things and having conversations, figuring out if this was the right deal and how we could make it different.”
Following relegation from the Premier League last season, Leeds was taken over by 49ers Enterprises, the investment arm of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers.
Westbrook, 34, is a nine-time NBA All-Star and currently plays for the Los Angeles Clippers — the fifth team of his career.
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