KING BUYS STAKE IN DODGERS
Billie Jean King has gone back to her roots in becoming part of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ ownership group.
The tennis champion first became enamoured with the team when it arrived from Brooklyn in 1958. King and brother Randy Moffitt “grew up bleeding Dodger blue” in Long Beach. Moffitt later pitched in the majors for the rival San Francisco Giants, or as King puts it “the wrong team.” King and her partner Ilana Kloss have taken an undisclosed stake in the Dodgers at the invitation of owner Mark Walter. Pending approval by the WNBA, they are also expected to have an ownership interest in the Los Angeles Sparks. King said she hopes they “can make a difference that’s meaningful and be impactful.”
Walter said he is proud to welcome “two trail-blazing athletes, social advocates and business women” to the organization.