There are many times in my life as a faithful woman where I have doubted the existence of a higher power but today is not one of those days, as the good Lord has chosen to flex on everyone’s doubting ass and descended upon Kelly Loeffler to compel her to sell her share of WNBA team the Atlanta Dream. According to the Washington Post, Loeffler and her co-owner Mary Brock sold the team to a “three-person investor group that includes former Dream star Renee Montgomery.” The heavens are rejoicing and the earth rises up in unified song at the marvelous works of sports capitalism.
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Other team investors include former Dream star Renee Montgomery and Northland president and COO Suzanne Abair. With the unanimous WNBA and NBA votes, today marks a new beginning for the Atlanta Dream organization and we are very pleased to welcome Larry Gottesdiener and Suzanne Abair to the WNBA, said WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert in a statement. I admire their passion for women s basketball, but more importantly, have been impressed with their values.
On a media call discussing the sale, Engelbert said Montgomery would be a huge asset to the new owners. She called Montgomery a trailblazer who has made a major impact both in the game and beyond. Montgomery, 34, played 11 years in the WNBA, including two seasons with the franchise, 2018 and 2019, before retiring on Feb. 9.
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Kelly Loeffler, the former U.S. senator from Georgia, has sold her ownership of the Atlanta Dream and now
Renee Montgomery, a former player on the WNBA team, has a stake in the organization as of Friday.
The
Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the franchise was sold to a three-member investor group that includes Montgomery, who declined to play last year due to racism and coronavirus concerns and retired from the league. She joined the Dream in 2018.
A majority share of the women’s basketball team was sold to
Larry Gottesdiener, chairman of Northland Investment Corporation, a real estate firm near Boston. Alongside Gottsediener, the Dream will be co-owned by