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NBA star Kevin Durant is with USA Basketball this summer for the Paris Olympics. Returning to game action in Team USA’s Olympic opener against Serbia, the Phoenix Suns forward led all scorers with 23 points on just one missed shot.

One of the best basketball players in the world, Durant is also very active off the court. Co-founding Boardroom with his agent and business partner Rich Kleiman, Durant founded the sports, media, and entertainment company in 2019.

Announcing Boardroom’s Enterprising Eight on Tuesday, a list of eight athletes under 25 years old that are making moves in sports and business, Durant shared that Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark and Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese had both made the exclusive list:

Durant also linked the article by Boardroom’s Ian Stonebrook that breaks down each selection. Along with Clark and Reese, this list includes Anthony Edwards, Carlos Alcaraz, CJ Stroud, Coco Gauff, Kylian Mbappé, and Victor Wembanyama.

On Clark, Boardroom wrote the following:

“Caitlin Clark is multiplying the metrics on women’s basketball at an exponential rate. She’s not doing it alone, and she’s not doing it first, but she is doing it like no one before. In college, Clark set records in scoring and streaming. In only months as a pro, the WNBA media rights have tripled.”

On Reese, Boardroom wrote the following:

“College accolades and NIL were only the prelude for Angel Reese. In two seasons at LSU, Bayou Barbie had Baton Rouge looking like Larry Johnson’s Las Vegas, making the Lady Tigers the hottest ticket in town. Not only was Angel that girl on campus, she quickly became the Final Four’s MOP and a national name with millions of followers and dozens of endorsements.”

These two WNBA rookies have been painted as rivals since their battles in college, but Clark and Reese have both pushed women’s basketball forward, and their inclusion on this list highlights that.