“Basketball is one of my favorite sports, and the chance to support a league that’s redefining the game is exciting,” Coco Gauff said earlier this year as she revealed herself as one investor in Unrivaled, a new women’s basketball league in the US. With its inaugural season kicking off on January 17, the 3×3 league has already pulled in an impressive $28 million in funding. For Gauff, the move comes as no surprise given her lifelong love for hoops, which she has often called one of her “favorite sports.”

The league’s Series A investment round is stacked with star names, from NBA champion Giannis Antetokounmpo and swimming legend Michael Phelps to actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis. And just yesterday, after her hard-fought 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 win over Leylah Fernandez at the China Open, t

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