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Naomi Osaka, LeBron James team up for entertainment venture

Posted at 7:49 AM, Jun 22, 2022
and last updated 2022-06-22 07:49:39-04

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James and Naomi Osaka are becoming teammates in the entertainment world.

Tennis star Osaka and her agent and business partner are forming a media company called Hana Kuma in partnership with a company created by NBA star James and Maverick Carter.

Tuesday’s announcement comes shortly after Osaka and her agent, Stuart Duguid, started an athlete representation agency.

The 24-year-old Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam champion who also has reached No. 1 in the WTA rankings.

Osaka recently said she would be skipping Wimbledon for the second year in a row.