Two-time NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has develop into a shareholder in Atlético Madrid, the Spanish membership introduced on Thursday.
In a press release, Atlético, who’re presently second in LaLiga, mentioned their partnership with the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder guard, 28, was “grounded in shared values: ambition, excellence and the idea that each end result have to be earned.”
Atlético have been majority owned by the US-based fund Apollo International Administration since final yr.
“I am excited to formally be a part of Atlético Madrid’s possession group,” Gilgeous-Alexander mentioned. “This can be a membership with a long-standing presence on the prime of European soccer, and I am grateful for the chance to be a part of its future.”
The membership didn’t disclose the scale of Gilgeous-Alexander’s possession stake.
The Canadian, who was pictured sporting an Atlético tracksuit earlier this yr, was traded to the Thunder in 2019, after spending a season with the LA Clippers.
He received the 2025 NBA finals, being named MVP, and received his second MVP title a yr later because the Thunder had been eradicated within the Western Convention Finals.
Gilgeous-Alexander additionally performed for Canada on the 2024 Olympics.
Atlético are one among Spain’s most profitable soccer golf equipment, most lately successful LaLiga in 2014 and 2021 beneath present coach Diego Simeone.
Gilgeous-Alexander joins quite a lot of high-profile NBA gamers who’ve invested in soccer, together with LeBron James and Kevin Durant.
