Kevin Durant, Nike, and The University of Texas announced four new athletes to their NIL roster today, adding Bo Odgen, Austin Goosby, Bryanna Preston, and Addison Bjorn in addition to previously announced Madison Booker.
The comprehensive NIL program celebrates a select group of Longhorn student-athletes in their continued basketball journeys. In partnership with Nike and Texas Basketball, these athletes will receive access to KD PEs, apparel, NIL marketing opportunities and yearly programming in partnership with Boardroom.
These new signees celebrated on Thursday, September 10th at the grand opening of Austin’s Sports Club, a new dining concept led by Lobos Hospitality and Boardroom Hospitality.
Justin Jefferson doesn’t just command attention on Sundays.
He’s become one of football’s biggest personalities, bringing the same confidence and swagger to culture that he brings to the field.
Ahead of his seventh season in Minnesota, the Vikings superstar steps into Boardroom’s latest cover, channeling The Matrix while sitting down with Taylor Rooks to talk about the expectations he sets for himself, his place among the game’s best, and what it means to become a true cultural crossover.
Speedy x KD. One-on-one for the first time 🎙️
In a special edition of Boardroom Talks, Speedy Morman sits down with Kevin for a wide-ranging conversation that goes well beyond ball.
Full episode drops tomorrow.
Kevin Durant, Rich Kleiman and Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia are teaming up with Austin-based Lobos Hospitality to launch Austin Sports Club, a new premium dining and entertainment destination opening Sept. 10 in downtown Austin.
The concept reimagines the classic American athletic club through a modern lens, blending elevated dining, premium hospitality and decades of sports culture.
For Durant, the project also represents another connection to a city that has long been important to him. Located at 205 East 3rd Street, Austin Sports Club is designed to bring together the city’s sports, business and culture communities for everything from weeknight dinners to championship watch parties.
I remember asking assistant coach Mo Cheeks, what’s harder to do? Workout after practice or before?? I only asked cuz by time I would get to the gym, Russ was already done in the morning and I usually got mine in after practice. Mo like, “coming in before practice is probably harder”…since then, it’s been my routine….a lot of people looked at the emotions on the court and thought Russ was loud, nah to me, he was quiet and methodical. He lead by example and once the lights were bright, he let everything out and experienced pure freedom. It was inspiring as his teammate and everywhere I went, I seen it inspire people from all walks of life, crazy thing is, he didn’t say much, he just showed up. For 18 years. This basketball life is sacred to us as professionals, what we put into that court means everything. Some of us wish we could go back and do things with a little more intent and some can just wipe their hands and be satisfied with the time spent. Who u gonna be? We know what zero was on…keep inspiring in the next phase of life champ. I don’t care what happens, can’t erase what it was…The first YNs, finals run in our early 20s, all star games, seeing each other get injured and bounce back, the bus rides, plane rides, card games, jokes and arguments, the whole thing, memorable!! …to the whole Westbrook family, Nina, the kids, mama Westbrook, big Russ, Ray, Donnell, everybody from luezinger high and ucla and many more that I’m forgettin, much love and Congratulations on a iconic career.
Shaquille O’Neal and Authentic Brands Group Founder & Executive Chairman Jamie Salter couldn’t have taken more different paths to get here.
But over the last decade, they’ve built a partnership that has helped turn Shaq into a business empire and reshape brands like Reebok along the way.
For our latest Cover Story, Rich Kleiman sits down with Shaq and Salter to unpack how their relationship went from a business deal to something Shaq now calls family, why he pushed for years to bring Reebok back, the early bet on Angel Reese and women’s basketball, and what's next with Dunkman.