Naomi Osaka, LeBron James team up for entertainment venture


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LOS ANGELES — LeBron James and Naomi Osaka are becoming teammates in the entertainment world. Tennis star Osaka and her agent and business partner are forming a media company called Hana Kuma in partnership with a company created by NBA star James and Maverick Carter. Tuesday's announcement comes shortly after Osaka and her agent, Stuart Duguid, started an athlete representation agency. The 24-year-old Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam champion who also has reached No. 1 in the WTA rankings. Osaka recently said she would be skipping Wimbledon for the second year in a row.

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