Kevin Durant is a 2x NBA Champion, 10x NBA All Star, one of the most dangerous scorers of all-time, and now, a part owner of the Philadelphia Union. Durant purchased a 5% ownership stake in the club, with possibility to add another 5% in the future. For those unfamiliar with the Union, they are Philly’s official MLS team. The Union were added to the MLS in 2010 as an expansion team and plays their home matches at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania. The club officially announced their partnership with Kevin Durant on Twitter earlier today in a series of several tweets:
You know the name: Announcing our new partnership with @KDtrey5 and @35Ventures.
ðŸ“👉https://t.co/Ko83uMDiRF#DOOP pic.twitter.com/aO8irhYWQe
— PhilaUnion (@PhilaUnion) June 15, 2020
This club is a community, and today that community added a champion.
ðŸ“👉https://t.co/Ko83uMDiRF#DOOP | @KDtrey5 pic.twitter.com/zkhFomITfr
— PhilaUnion (@PhilaUnion) June 15, 2020
Durant also tweeted his excitement to join the Philadelphia Union ownership team.
It’s official!! Looking forward to working with @PhilaUnion for years to come 💪🾠https://t.co/Usg0HOdKVY
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) June 15, 2020
KD has had an interesting (and somewhat scary) last few months. After rehabbing for the majority of the year from his Achilles Tendon injury suffered in last year’s NBA championship, Durant was one of several Nets diagnosed with COVID-19 shortly after the season was suspended in March. Thankfully, KD and the other players infected were able to recover 100% from the virus.
In the last few weeks, many fans and members of the media began speculating whether Durant would return to the court when the NBA resumes play in late July. Durant set the record straight in an https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js“>interview with Marc Spears earlier this month, stating he has no intentions to play basketball until next season.
With Durant’s basketball return set in stone for next season, it seems he has been mainly focusing on building his off-the-court business, and who could blame him? Durant has already acted in the movie “Thunderstruck,” is heavily involved with Thirty Five Media and their show, “The Boardroom,” and has endorsement deals with Nike, Sprint, Gatorade, Panini, General Electric, and 2K Sports. Now that he has added “owner of a professional sports team” to his list of accomplishments, I am sure he is already focusing on his next big off-the-court endeavor.