{"id":805738,"date":"2026-08-07T07:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T07:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/805738\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T07:15:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T07:15:20","slug":"miami-heat-legend-udonis-haslem-proud-to-announce-ownership-stake-in-premier-league-soccer-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/805738\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Heat legend Udonis Haslem &#8216;proud to announce&#8217; ownership stake in Premier League soccer club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Udonis Haslem is expanding his business portfolio with an investment in a newly promoted Premier League soccer club.<\/p>\n<p>The popularity of soccer has skyrocketed in the US following the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The sport has gained a plethora of new fans.<\/p>\n<p>This apparently includes Miami Heat legend and former NBA star Udonis Haslem, who has decided to pour in some of his hard-earned money into a newly promoted English Premier League club.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2168272298-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A view of the Ipswich Town crest badge before the Premier League match between Manchester City FC and Ipswich Town FC at Etihad Stadium.\" class=\"wp-image-2602383\" \/>Photo by Michael Regan\/Getty ImagesUdonis Haslem buys minority stake in Ipswich Town<\/p>\n<p>After playing for two decades in the NBA, Haslem has transitioned into an analyst role, primarily for Amazon Prime Video\u2019s coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Haslem is now further branching out as the Heat legend announced his investment in newly promoted PL club, Ipswich Town on X.<\/p>\n<p>        Build your 2010s NBA Mount Rushmore now! \ud83c\udfd4\ufe0f\ud83c\udfc0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">We&#8217;ve made our picks, but maybe you disagree? Let us know why \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786019609_885_image-1080x1350.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBasketball has been my life, but I\u2019ve always respected the culture and impact of football. Proud to announce that last September, I became a minority owner of Ipswich Town Football Club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I first saw the club\u2019s motto \u2018Running Towards Adversity,\u2019 I knew this was a club I wanted to be part of. Something I\u2019ve believed in my entire career,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThisIsUD\/status\/2085422774814724592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Haslem wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThen I met the people behind the club, and it became clear it was more than just words. It\u2019s who they are. That\u2019s the only kind of culture I want to be around.<\/p>\n<p>MORE PREMIER LEAGUE STORIES<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited to support what\u2019s being built at Ipswich\u2026both on and off the pitch. Miami to Portman Road. NBA to the Premier League. Let\u2019s go, Blues!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Haslem spent his entire career following the ever-so-famous Heat culture, and it feels like the NBA legend has found a club that perfectly embodies that sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Udonis Haslem is expanding his business portfolio with an investment in a newly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":805739,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3778],"tags":[7,144,1324,295,189,3881,6,1325,4785],"class_list":["post-805738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami-heat","tag-basketball","tag-heat","tag-ipswich-town","tag-miami","tag-miami-heat","tag-miamiheat","tag-nba","tag-premier-league","tag-udonis-haslem"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/117052999580532937","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=805738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/805739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=805738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=805738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=805738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}