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FAST COMPANY: Fanatics Hires a Former Snap and Google Exec to Head its New Live-Shopping Division

Fanatics founder Michael Rubin has built his $31 billion sports retail giant by looking at potential opportunities through the lens of three questions: Is it good for fans? Is it good for Fanatics partners? Is it a big enough business opportunity?

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THE WASHINGTON POST: Michael Rubin’s next gamble: Turning Fanatics into a sportsbook

It was halftime of a 76ers game, and the owners’ lounge, in the bowels of Wells Fargo arena, was humming: Bartenders poured Opus One wine into plastic cups; Pat’s cheesesteaks lined the buffet table; and those lucky enough to have courtside seats for the game filed in to mingle.

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Fanatics Adds LeBron James, Kevin Durant as Partners in Sportswear Company

Sports-merchandise giant Fanatics Inc. has expanded its ownership group in throwback-sportswear company Mitchell & Ness to include basketball stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant, Fanatics Chief Executive Michael Rubin said Tuesday at The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference.

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