Steve Kerr, head coach of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, has become a shareholder of Spanish top division football club Mallorca. The 57-year-old, who has led the Warriors to four NBA titles and also coaches the U.S. national team, visited the island last summer to watch a game and has been welcomed on board by former Phoenix Suns vice-president Andy Kohlberg, who became Mallorca president and majority shareholder after a restructure this summer. Kerr joins two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash, who is also a Mallorca shareholder. The La Liga club announced in June that Kohlberg would lead a...
vice-president Andy Kohlberg, who became Mallorca president and majority shareholder after a restructure this summer.club announced in June that Kohlberg would lead a group of shareholders in taking majority control of the club after acquiring the shares of Robert Sarver, former owner of the Phoenix Suns, and other investors., said of Mallorca: “I’m a friend of Andy Kohlberg and we were talking this summer.
“I’m really looking forward to it, I was in Mallorca last summer to watch a match, supporting the team and becoming a fan. It’s a very exciting opportunity.” Kohlberg said of Kerr: “It’s a huge step forward — when he was here a year ago and spoke to the players, he made a big impact and I loved hearing the message about the importance of being a team and the involvement of each member, on the pitch and on the bench, in order to always be ready. The players loved it and Steve enjoyed it, too.”
Mallorca — currently 15th in the La Liga table — are next in action on the road against Granada on Saturday.
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