Kerr joins Nash as a shareholder of Spanish first-division soccer club Mallorca

MADRID — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr has joined former NBA nice Steve Nash as a minority proprietor of Spanish first-division soccer membership Mallorca.

Tuesday’s announcement got here a couple of months after Mallorca restructured its possession, with membership president Andy Kohlberg buying the shares of former Phoenix Suns proprietor Robert Sarver to develop into majority proprietor.

“I’m a friend of Andy Kohlberg and we were talking this summer,” Kerr mentioned. “He told me about the change in ownership, and offered me the chance to be part of the new investment group. I’m really looking forward to it, I was in Mallorca last summer to watch a match, supporting the team and becoming a fan. It’s a very exciting opportunity.”

Kerr would be the coach of the U.S. group on the basketball World Cup that begins Friday within the Philippines.

“When he was here a year ago and spoke to the players, he made a big impact and I loved hearing the message about the importance of being a team and the involvement of each member, on the pitch and on the bench, in order to always be ready,” mentioned Kohlberg, who’s American. “The players loved it and Steve enjoyed it, too.”

Victoria, B.C., native Nash turned a Mallorca shareholder in 2016.

Mallorca opened its Spanish league season with a draw at Las Palmas and a house loss towards Villarreal.