NBA legend and hall of famer Michael Jordan is leading an investor group that is funding Team Liquid parent company aXiomatic Gaming to the tune of $26 million USD. The basketball star, team owner, and cultural icon led the investment group through his family office, according to reporting by Crunchbase. “I’m excited to expands my sports equity portfolio through my investment in aXiomatic,” Jordan said in a press release. “Esports is a fast-growing, international industry and I’m glad to partner with this great group of investors.” The investment group also includes Carlyle Group co-founder and co-executive chairman David M. Rubenstein, through his company Declaration Capital, as well as Curtis Polk, Jordan’s manager of financial and business affairs. Polk is also the managing partner and alternate governor of Hornets Sports & Entertainment - the business that runs the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, which Jordan owns. The group didn’t disclose how much each investor had contributed to the $26 million total. AXiomatic was formed in late 2015, and the next year bought a controlling stake in esports organization Team Liquid.
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