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Shaq, Wade, KD invest in Tiger Woods’ TMRW Sports

Tiger Woods’ firm TMRW Sports has announced in a blog post that another wave of all-star investors from the world of basketball with the addition of NBA stars Shaquille O’Neal, Dwyane Wade, and Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman’s 35V. They join other basketball greats as TMRW Sports investors, including Stephen Curry, Andre Iguodala, Steve Nash, Chris Paul, Jayson Tatum, and Diana Taurasi. This list of TMRW Sports basketball investors have been named to a total of 83 NBA/WNBA All-Star Games.

TMRW sports “is focused on building progressive approaches to sports, media, and entertainment,” according to the post.

TMRW Sports’ initial investment round, announced in November 2022, was co-led by Connect Ventures and 25madison Ventures. The TMRW Sports investment group’s sports experience includes team ownership in every major league and ranges across F1, NFL, NBA, Premier League, MLB, NHL, MLS, tennis, esports, surfing, and golf with a combined social reach of nearly 1 billion followers across social media. Co-founders Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and Mike McCarley, Founder and CEO of TMRW Sports, formed TMRW Sports and announced the company’s first project, TGL, which is a tech-infused, primetime golf league that launches in early 2024 and is in partnership with the PGA TOUR. 

“The broadening appeal of what we are building with TMRW Sports continues to gain momentum as we welcome more investors with Shaq, Kevin and Dwyane to our team,” said McCarley. “As champions, they understand what it takes to build a great team. And I welcome their leadership, insight, and enthusiasm for what we’re developing as we reimagine sports through the lens of a new generation of connected fans. Plus, I can’t wait for the company pickup games.”