Two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant has purchased a minority stake in Champions League winners Paris St-Germain.

The Phoenix Suns ahead has signed a strategic partnership settlement with Qatar Sports activities Investments (QSI), the bulk house owners of the French membership, and can present experience throughout PSG’s deliberate growth into basketball.

“It’s an honour to accomplice with QSI and to be a shareholder of PSG, a membership and a metropolis that’s deeply near my coronary heart,” the four-time Olympic gold medallist mentioned.

“This membership has large plans and I sit up for being a part of the following part of progress and exploring new funding alternatives with QSI.”

Earlier this 12 months, QSI expressed their curiosity in proudly owning a franchise in a European basketball league proposed by the NBA and the game’s world governing physique Fiba.

PSG mentioned that they’ll accomplice with Durant’s media and funding firm Boardroom on a variety of “industrial, funding and content material initiatives” and that the NBA star will “help the membership on its continued sports activities and enterprise diversification and progress”.

Durant was already linked with the 13-time French champions by means of the membership’s minority shareholder Arctos Companions however has now invested instantly.

Durant, who gained two NBA titles with Golden State Warriors and claimed gold on the 2024 Paris Olympics with the US, was just lately included in Forbes’ 2025 listing of highest-paid athletes.

QSI acquired PSG in 2011 and their funding has helped the membership win 11 Ligue 1 titles and a primary Champions League, that they gained by defeating Inter Milan 5-0 final month.