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Musicians Who Have Held Stake in Sports Teams

Here's a star-studded list of musicians who own or have owned stake in sports teams.

There is crossover at every level,” Mark Cuban, who sold his majority stake in the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, previously told Billboard, but it’s “no different than any business,” he noted, adding, “If it’s not well run [and] customers aren’t happy, you can lose a lot of money.” According to a 2005 press release, the “Yeah!” rapper born Usher Raymond IV is part of an investor group led by Dan Gilbert, chairman and founder of Quicken Loans, that owns the Cleveland Cavaliers. After an unsuccessful bid to become partial owner of his hometown Cincinnati Reds, 98 Degrees singer and reality star Nick Lachey took a second shot at sports ownership with the Tacoma Rainiers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.

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