'This is an Atlanta asset,'' Gottesdiener said. Though his business is based in Newton, Massachusetts, Gottesdiener (pronounced Got-es-DEE-ner) said the team will remain in Atlanta. It means co-owner Mary Brock also sold her share of the team. The approval by the WNBA and NBA Board of Governors was expected and unanimous. She was the WNBA's Sixth Woman of the Year in 2012. She was an All-Star with the Connecticut Sun in 2011, when she set a career high with her average of 14.6 points per game. The 34-year-old Montgomery won WNBA titles with the Minnesota Lynx in 20. I've seen her advocacy and knowledge of the game and I'm sure that's going to be an asset to Larry and Suzanne and a huge benefit to the team.'' 'I think it's great that Renee has stepped up after she retired from playing the game to continue having an impact on the game,'' WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Friday. Montgomery sat out the 2020 season to focus on social justice issues and recently announced her retirement from the league after 11 seasons and two WNBA championships. James applauded Montgomery's ownership role by posting on Twitter: 'So proud of this Queen. She said she also was motivated by James' role in the 'More Than a Vote'' campaign that worked to increase voter turnout and reduce voter suppression in the Black community.

'That tweet prompted my mind,'' Montgomery said, adding she 'started to figure out if that could become a real possibility.'' Montgomery said she first began considering her role in an ownership group after Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James tweeted about the possibility of being part of such a group. 'I'm going to be working with Suzanne and she's going to lead the way,'' Montgomery said. She said she would play an active role with Abair in the leadership of the team. Montgomery becomes the first former player to become both an owner and executive of a WNBA franchise. in Massachusetts, the firm Gottesdiener founded. The investor group also includes Montgomery and Suzanne Abair, president of Northland Investment Corp. Real estate investor Larry Gottesdiener was approved as majority owner of the team. Kelly Loeffler, a Republican who angered WNBA players with her opposition to the league's racial justice initiatives, to sell her share of the Dream. The ownership change follows pressure on former Sen. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĪtlanta Dream sold to group that includes former star Renee MontgomeryĪTLANTA - Former Atlanta Dream guard Renee Montgomery made history on Friday as part of a three-member investor group that was approved to purchase the team.

Now that i&#39;ve seen her

Now that i've seen her