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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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SPORTICO: Team USA, LA28 Tap Fanatics for Wide-Ranging Olympics Deal

Team USA and the Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, LA28, have signed a wide-ranging partnership with Fanatics that will put the world’s largest seller of licensed sports merchandise in charge of e-commerce, select apparel/collectibles, and physical retail locations associated with the 2028 Summer Games.

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SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: Alabama Opening Team Store With Official Apparel, NIL Merchandise

Alabama announced a long-term partnership with sports apparel company Fanatics on Monday.

The multifaceted partnership includes a “wide range of exclusive rights” from Alabama for Fanatics to activate across its platform.

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FAST COMPANY: Inside Fanatics’ drive to conquer the $500 billion sports business

Over Thanksgiving break in 2020, Fanatics founder Michael Rubin flew to Detroit to spend a day with StockX founder Josh Luber. It was just supposed to be two e-commerce innovators hanging out, with Rubin responsible for the just-in-time apparel juggernaut, and Luber behind the secondary market for hot sneakers and other coveted goods.

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