Former NFL star and the 3x MVP, Tom Brady has bought a stake in the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces. The 7x NFL champion now owns a stake in the WNBA champions the Aces, as announced by the owner Mark Davis on Thursday. Brady retired from the NFL after playing in the league for 23 years. He played for 2 teams in his entire career, the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Tom Brady has acquired partial ownership of the Las Vegas Aces pic.twitter.com/tMZ094UtD5
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 23, 2023
Mark Davis is the owner of the Las Vegas Aces as well as the Las Vegas Raiders. His goal has been clear for the Aces since he purchased the franchise. “Since I purchased the Aces, our goal has been to win on and off the court,” Davis said. Davis welcomed Brady and how he would affect the sport. “Tom Brady is a win not only for the Aces, and the WNBA but for women’s professional sports as a whole,” Davis added.
Tom Brady becomes a partial owner of the Las Vegas Aces
A few hours ago the 7x NFL champions announced his involvement with the Las Vegas Aces as a partial owner. Brady made an announcement about having a stake in the Aces on Twitter. “I’m excited to announce, I’m gonna become part of the Las Vegas Aces organization,” Brady said.
The former NFL champ credited his elder sisters for his love of women’s sports. “I grew up with three older sisters; they were all incredible athletes in their own right; they were role models to me. It’s where my love for women’s sports began. I tagged along, I was the annoying little brother to all their games, and they were the best athletes in our house, and they’re still a great inspiration to me,” Brady claimed in the post.
Honored to be joining the @LVAces family, a world class organization with a team of incredible athletes pic.twitter.com/JGU4tndZR2
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) March 23, 2023
“I admire all the work the Aces players and staff and what the WNBA continues to do to grow the sport. And to empower the future generations of female athletes, when I have in my own family, and I’m ready to contribute in any way possible as a member of such a great organization, what an honor,” Brady added in his announcement.
Brady will be part of a team who have won the WNBA title and will be challenging for the title once again. The WNBA is set to start less than 2 months from now, and the first game will be played on May 20, 2023. The Aces will be playing their first game the next day against the Seattle Storm. He has the same goal for the Aces and to keep promoting the WNBA and the future generations of female athletes.