"I think women's sports is growing in an incredible way. You see it in the WNBA, in soccer, in hockey, and to bring a brand like this for the first time to a city that I know, a beautiful city that's passionate, that I believe in -- I think this will really resonate."
"It's been extremely busy. I was able to focus on my family. I went from having a driver for 12 years because I'm always on the phone, to now being an Uber driver for my kids."
"We just completed the sports city [in Rwanda] and now I'm doing things with the U.N. in the Sahel [region of north-central Africa]. And we're going to open in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Mauritania in a few weeks."
"I've been learning more about our game, the NBA, looking at trends and what we might be missing by studying other leagues."
Masai Ujiri has become part of the ownership group for the Toronto Tempo, a new WNBA team. He believes in the growth of women's sports, noting its impact in various leagues. Ujiri, who previously served as president of the Toronto Raptors, has spent the past year focusing on family and his work with Giants of Africa and the United Nations. He has been involved in building sports infrastructure in Africa while maintaining connections to the NBA, preparing for a potential return to the league.
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