{"id":2683,"date":"2024-11-01T14:42:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T14:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=2683"},"modified":"2024-11-01T14:42:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T14:42:47","slug":"breaking-patrick-mahomes-latest-sports-venture-is-motivated-by-heartwarming-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=2683","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Patrick Mahomes\u2019 Latest Sports Venture Is Motivated by Heartwarming Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mahomes-Sterling-e1730399791708.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mahomes-Sterling-e1730399791708.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mahomes-Sterling-e1730399791708.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mahomes-Sterling-e1730399791708.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes' Latest Sports Venture Is Motivated by Heartwarming Message\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Getty Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes revealed a beautiful reason for his interest in helping to bring a WNBA franchise to KC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Patrick Mahomes II and his wife, Brittany, are attempting to help bring a WNBA franchise to Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter on October 30: \u201cAs WNBA expansion continues, ownership of the NWSL\u2019s KC Current \u2014 which includes Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany \u2014 has met with the WNBA and is in contention to bring the league\u2019s next franchise to Kansas City.\u201d Schefter also reminded that Mahomes \u201cco-owns the KC Royals and Sporting KC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On October 31, Mahomes was asked why this specific WNBA venture and women\u2019s sports as a whole are both so important to him, and his reasons were quite touching.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think, first, it\u2019s just to showcase to my daughter \u2014 who I believe loves sports so far because everything we do, she wants to hit the baseball off the tee, she wants to play soccer,\u201d Mahomes told reporters ahead of Week 9. \u201cI want to show that she can follow her dreams and make an impact in this world in whatever that dream is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then, as I\u2019ve met players and women from other sports that I\u2019ve kind of been around \u2014 including my wife \u2014 and show that they didn\u2019t get some of the same things that I got coming up as far as the resources and the facilities and stuff like that,\u201d the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback went on. \u201cSo, I want to give them those same resources, those same facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve seen it with the [KC] Current. Whenever you give [athletes] the best of the best, they go out and perform at an even higher level,\u201d Mahomes added. \u201cSo, I\u2019m excited for the playoff run we\u2019re about to have with the Current and I want to continue to work in women\u2019s sports as long as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes Calls WNBA Franchise \u2018No-Brainer\u2019 for Kansas City<\/h2>\n<p>Per KCTV 5, \u201cthe WNBA has said the league would like to expand from 12 to 16 teams by 2028.\u201d KCTV 5 also noted that \u201cKansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said the city should be a no-brainer for a new team in an interview with KCTV last week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes sent a similar message on the subject on October 31.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to get basketball to Kansas City in general,\u201d the superstar QB said, \u201cand the WNBA and the success that they\u2019ve had this last season and these last few seasons, it\u2019s kind of a no-brainer to try to get a WNBA team in Kansas City to this fanbase.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes cited the support that the University of Kansas basketball program gets, as well as the Chiefs and the other KC sports franchises as evidence of that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe city of Kansas City is going to come out and they\u2019re going to fill the stadium,\u201d he stated confidently. \u201cIt was cool that we were able to get this women\u2019s soccer team here in the Current and they\u2019re going to the playoffs now, and you see the support that they have. And so, let\u2019s try and get a WNBA team in here as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Patrick Mahomes Says Kansas City Is \u2018Home\u2019 to Him<\/h2>\n<p>Mahomes may have Texas roots, but Kansas City has become a second home to him throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust because Kansas City is such a great place for me,\u201d Mahomes replied, when asked why he\u2019s been so active in the KC sports community in particular. \u201cIt\u2019s a place that I call home, it\u2019s a place that I built a house at and will be for a long, long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also added that he\u2019d always like to be \u201cinvolved in the community as much as possible,\u201d noting that he \u201cloves sports\u201d and also knows \u201chow much the city loves sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, let\u2019s bring as many sports [franchises] in here [as possible] and showcase how great Kansas City is not only as a city but the people that are in the city as well,\u201d Mahomes concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Chiefs QB made it clear that KC is still currently vying with other cities to prove why they are the right destination for a WNBA franchise, the opportunity certainly seems to have a local backing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKansas City is a perfect place to support a WNBA team,\u201d KC Sports Commission President Kathy Nelson told KCTV 5 on October 24.<\/p>\n<p>KC Current VP of Marketing Jocelyn Monroe also voiced that \u201cI think there is enough love and support in Kansas City sports fans\u2019 hearts to support two women\u2019s professional teams.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had a heartwarming reason for his interest in helping to bring a WNBA franchise to KC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2684,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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