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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 06: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander attends the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Ceremony on January 06, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker\/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated)<\/p>\n
Reigning back-to-back NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> has made a major move outside of basketball.<\/p>\n In a statement<\/a> by Spanish soccer team Atletico Madrid<\/a>, the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> superstar is now part of its ownership group.<\/p>\n \u201cShai Gilgeous-Alexander has joined Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid\u2019s ownership group,\u201d the club announced. \u201cThe partnership is grounded in shared values: ambition, excellence and the belief that every result must be earned.\u201d<\/p>\n Gilgeous-Alexander joins a long list of athletes and celebrities who have invested in a soccer team.<\/p>\n It\u2019s unclear how much stake the one-time NBA<\/a> champion bought. The club\u2019s majority owner is Apollo Global Management, a United States-based management firm.<\/p>\n SGA\u2019s Statement<\/p>\n \n In the same press release<\/a> by Atletico Madrid, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander expressed his excitement in joining the club\u2019s ownership group.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m excited to officially join Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid\u2019s ownership group,\u201d Gilgeous-Alexander said. \u201cThis is a club with a long-standing presence at the top of European football, and I\u2019m grateful for the opportunity to be part of its future.\u201d<\/p>\n Atletico currently sits second in the La Liga table behind Barcelona<\/a> and ahead of Real Madrid<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Rojiblancos are 11-time La Liga champions, 10-time Copa del Rey winners and three-time UEFA Europa League champions. They have also made the Champions League final three times.<\/p>\n Their manager Diego Simeone has been in charge of the club since 2011.<\/p>\n Other NBA Stars Who Own Soccer Teams<\/p>\n \n Shai Gilgeous-Alexander isn\u2019t the only NBA player who is part of a soccer team\u2019s ownership group. He joins a long list that includes LeBron James<\/a>, Kevin Durant<\/a>, Russell Westbrook<\/a>, Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> and James Harden<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n James famously bought a stake in English Premier League team Liverpool in 2011. He converted his share with Liverpool<\/a> into an equity stake of Fenway Sports Group, which made him a minority owner of other sports teams like the Boston Red Sox<\/a> and Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>.<\/p>\n Durant, on the other hand, is part-owner of multiple teams like Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> in France\u2019s Ligue 1, Philadelphia Union of the MLS and NY\/NJ Gotham FC of the NWSL.<\/p>\n Westbrook became a minority owner of Leeds United<\/a> in England back in 2023 as part of 49ers<\/a> Enterprises, alongside other NBA players like T.J. McConnell<\/a> and Larry Nance Jr.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Harden invested in the Houston Dynamo of the MLS and Houston Dash of the NWSL.<\/p>\n Giannis is part of the ownership group of the Chelsea Women\u2019s FC in England and Nashville SC in the MLS.<\/p>\n NBA legends Dwyane Wade<\/a>, Magic Johnson<\/a> and Steve Nash<\/a> are also part-owners.<\/p>\n Wade and Johnson have stakes in MLS clubs Real Salt Lake and LAFC, respectively.\u00a0 Nash is a co-owner of the Vancouver Whitecaps in the MLS and RCD Mallorca in Spain.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJuan Paolo David<\/a> Juan Paolo David is a sports journalist covering basketball for Heavy. He has a decade of experience writing about the NBA and WWE. He’s currently based in the Philippines. 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<\/a>GettyShai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder reacts during the second half of their game against the Sacramento Kings<\/a> at Golden 1 Center on November 07, 2025 in Sacramento, California.\n<\/p>\n![\"LeBron](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1920x1080-2026-10-09T085835.159.png\")
<\/a>GettyUS basketball player Lebron James (C), a minority owner at Anfield, looks on before the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield in Liverpool, north-west England on October 15, 2011.\n<\/p>\n