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Great things have been taking place in the city of Atlanta and it looks like it’s turning into a tradition! Several months ago in March, The WNBA and NBA Boards of Governors announced that they have unanimously approved the sale of the Atlanta Dream to Larry Gottesdiener, chairman of Northland, an industry-leading national real estate firm. The investor group for the Atlanta Dream franchise consists of Gottesdiener, Northland President and Chief Operating Officer Suzanne Abair, and former Dream basketball player Renee Montgomery.
Having a former player become part of ownership was a great achievement, but the Dream isn’t stopping there! With every Atlanta Dream home game this upcoming season, the events will be called by an all-female broadcast team, as LaChina Robinson, Tabitha Turner, and Angel Gray all return to the organization. These women comprise the first all-Black, all-female broadcast group in the Dream’s history.
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It’s official! After BLACK ENTERPRISE reported back in January that the Atlanta Dream WNBA franchise was close to being sold and former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler will have no association with the team after the sale, the team is out of her hands!
The WNBA and NBA Boards of Governors have announced that they have unanimously approved the sale of the Atlanta Dream to Larry Gottesdiener, chairman of Northland, an industry-leading national real estate firm. The investor group for the Atlanta Dream franchise consists of Gottesdiener, Northland President and Chief Operating Officer Suzanne Abair, and former Dream basketball player Renee Montgomery.
WNBA team Atlanta Dream sold to new owners including a former player
By Dan Kamal and Dakin Andone, CNN
Updated 3:35 PM ET, Fri February 26, 2021
Former WNBA player Renee Montgomery shoots a free throw during a game between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Atlanta Dream, on July 23, 2019. (CNN)The Atlanta Dream, the WNBA team previously co-owned by former US Sen. Kelly Loeffler, has been sold to executives from a national real estate firm and a former player.
The sale of the team to Larry Gottesdiener, chairman of the real estate firm Northland, was unanimously approved by the WNBA and the NBA Board of Governors, the league said in a statement Friday.
The Atlanta Dream has new owners after WNBA players called for former Sen. Kelly Loeffler
The team announced on Friday that the league and its board of governors had unanimously approved the sale to Larry Gottesdiener, chairman of the real estate firm Northland Investment Corp.
Loeffler, who was one of the richest members of Congress, bought the team in 2011 with co-owner Mary Brock, former CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises. Brock also sold her share, putting the team under entirely new ownership.
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“Ten years ago we stepped up to keep the Dream in Atlanta, as an important asset for a vibrant and diverse city. It was also important to us to help level the playing field for women’s professional sports,” Brock and Loeffler said in a joint statement.