Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia has announced he’s spending upwards of $100 million to build a dedicated practice facility for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and a downtown campus for Suns and Mercury employees. Ishbia has wasted little time making his imprint on the franchise. He spent roughly $4 billion to acquire the Suns and Mercury from the embattled Robert Sarver. Now his focus is on a new 123,000-square foot development. It includes space for company offices and more than 58,000 square feet solely dedicated to the Mercury practice facility. The Mercury currently share a practice facility with the Suns.
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Ishbia has wasted little time making his imprint on the franchise after spending roughly $4 billion to acquire the Suns and Mercury from the embattled Robert Sarver. In just eight months, he’s added Now Ishbia’s focus is on a new 123,000-square-foot development that includes space for company offices and more than 58,000 square feet solely dedicated to the Mercury practice facility.
“It’s just an investment in the Mercury, investment into women’s basketball,” Ishbia told The Associated Press. “It’s great to build a first-class, state-of-the-art facility for them, designed for them in all aspects, from the locker rooms to the workout areas. It’s not designed for the Suns and Mercury to share. It’s designed for the Mercury.
The new employee facility is expected to include indoor and outdoor basketball courts, an indoor arcade, a pickleball court, putting green and a workout facility. The facility will also include a fan store.
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