Nigeria born Ujiri joins Serena in Toronto Tempo ownership
Nigeria born basketball executive Masai Ujiri has taken a major step into women’s professional basketball by joining the ownership group of WNBA expansion team Toronto Tempo as a principal owner. He comes on board alongside tennis legend Serena Williams, who is also a principal owner of the new franchise. The Toronto Tempo, based in Canada, will begin playing in the WNBA from the 2026 season and has attracted a high profile ownership group. The consortium is led by Larry Tanenbaum of Kilmer Sports Ventures, with Serena Williams and now Ujiri joining as key partners. Ujiri, former president of the Toronto Raptors, is widely regarded as one of the most respected executives in global basketball after building the Raptors team that won the NBA championship in 2019. He is also the founder of Giants of Africa, through which he has promoted […]
