Cynthia Littleton Business EditorEndeavor has made an investment in BDA Sports Management, a deal that will bring BDA chief Bill Duffy into the WME Sports fold as a strategic advisor.Duffy will remain chairman-CEO of BDA and continue to run the company that specializes in representing active and retired basketball players.

Duffy is a notable figure in the sports world as the of the few longstanding Black owners of a sizable talent rep firm. BDA’s current roster of clients includes such boldface hoops players as Luka Dončić, RJ Barrett, Goran Dragić, Rajon Rondo, Myles Turner, Nikola Vucevic, Sabrina Ionescu and NBA Hall of Famers Yao Ming and Steve Nash.Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

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