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Former Knicks President and legendary sports executive Dave Checketts continues to impact the sports world

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On this episode of The Art of the Story, former Knicks President and legendary sports executive Dave Checketts talks about his latest sports venture.

Checketts prides himself on turning losing teams into winning teams. He’s part-owner of multiple sports organizations and is the former President of the New York Knicks and Utah Jazz. He founded the WNBA’s New York Liberty and MLS’s Real Salt Lake.

Dave Checketts
Dave Checketts
Dave Checketts

Checketts recently partnered with the Cynosure Group, a diversified private investment firm founded by the Eccles family in Utah to form The Cynosure-Checkets Sports Capital Fund. The new strategic collaboration is dedicated to investing more than $1.2 billion in high-potential sports opportunities. The partnership will have offices in both New York and Salt Lake City.

Catch the entire SportsJam with Doug Doyle interview with Dave Checketts below:

Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.