Former pro basketball player Lisa Leslie has become the first former WNBA player to invest in a team. Recently, Leslie joined chairperson Paula Madison and investors Kathy Goodman and Carla Christofferson in the team’s ownership group.
Leslie, a University of Southern California grad, is used to being first. She was the first woman to dunk in a game, the first to reach 6,000 career points, and now she is the first WNBA player to invest in a professional basketball team.
Leslie told reporters she’s excited and proud to be a member of the Sparks’ ownership group.
“After spending over a decade playing with the Sparks and then the last two season as both a fan and team broadcaster, I couldn’t be happier to rejoin the organization formally as a business partner and team ambassador,” Leslie said. “I look forward to being an asset to the Sparks in the areas of marketing and community outreach.”
Lisa Leslie played with the Sparks from 1997 to 2009. She led them to two championships and was named league MVP three times.
