{"id":53777,"date":"2025-04-24T21:19:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T21:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/nba-great-kidd-joins-everton-ownership-group"},"modified":"2025-05-09T08:38:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:38:43","slug":"nba-great-kidd-joins-everton-ownership-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/nba-great-kidd-joins-everton-ownership-group","title":{"rendered":"NBA great Kidd joins Everton ownership group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>NBA great Jason Kidd has joined Everton&#8217;s American ownership group.<\/p>\n<p>The double Olympic champion and 10-time NBA All-Star, who is currently head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, has joined Roundhouse Capital Holdings, which is part of The Friedkin Group.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas-based group completed its takeover of Everton in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Kidd, who also won the 2011 NBA Championship as a player with the Mavericks, becomes the latest high-profile American to invest in British football.<\/p>\n<p>Fourteen Premier League clubs are partly owned by investors from the United States, while former NFL defensive end JJ Watt is a minority owner at newly promoted Burnley and legendary quarterback Tom Brady is similarly involved with League One winners Birmingham City.<\/p>\n<p>Everton will leave Goodison Park at the end of this season and move into their new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium, which is estimated to have cost more than \u00a3750m, before the start of the 2025-26 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m honoured to be joining Everton&#8217;s ownership at such an important moment &#8211; with a new stadium on the horizon and a bright future ahead, it&#8217;s a great moment to come on board,&#8221; said Kidd, 52.<\/p>\n<p>Everton executive chairman Marc Watts added: &#8220;As one of the NBA&#8217;s greatest players and now a successful coach, his knowledge and winning mentality will be an incredible resource for Everton.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is a respected leader and household name for many sports fans and will bring a deeper understanding of high performance as we collectively strive to build a brighter future for this storied club.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Mauritius<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. 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