Kayvon Thibodeaux (NFL), Maxi Kleber (NBA) and Mickey Moniak (MLB) part of franchises in cricket’s shortest format The tournament was launched by UAE businessman Nawab Shaji Ul-Mulk’s T-Ten Global Sports FLORIDA: The US Masters T10 League has received a major boost with three American sports stars acquiring equity stakes in two teams. The New York Giants’ linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux, from the NFL, has acquired an equity stake in the New York Warriors. In addition, the Dallas Mavericks’ NBA star Maxi Kleber and outfielder Mickey Moniak of the MLB’s Los Angeles Angels have become stakeholders in the Morrisville Unity. The first season of the US Masters T10 League — launched by UAE businessman Nawab Shaji Ul-Mulk’s T-Ten Global Sports — will be held from Aug. 18 to 27. “I am excited to be part of the New York Warriors’ family and can’t wait for the team to begin their bid to win the first US Masters T10 League title,” Thibodeaux said. “Cricket is undergoing incredible growth in the United States and is engaging different communities in such an exciting way. T10 is the perfect format for the American sports fan, it’s fast and non-stop entertainment,” added the 22-year-old Giants star. The Mavericks’ power-forward Kleber was delighted to become a part of the Morrisville Unity ownership group. “Cricket is an incredible sport and the US Masters T10 League, which is being broadcast around the world and has star cricketers from across the globe, is proof that this international sport is really taking root in the United States,” Kleber said. Moniak said: “There are obvious similarities between baseball and cricket and I love watching the game, especially the shortest form. I can’t wait for the action in Lauderhill to begin and to feel a different level of involvement as an investor in the Unity franchise,” he added. Ul-Mulk, chairman of T-Ten Sports Management, said: “We are delighted to have three big American sports superstars as investors in the US Masters T10 League teams. Their presence will certainly help us attract a lot of sports fans in the US and make cricket popular in the country.” Ritesh Patel, CEO of SAMP Group and one of the main organizers of the American edition and a league partner, said: “It’s absolutely fantastic to have Thibodeaux, Kleber and Moniak as a part of the US Masters T10 League. They have a huge fan following in the US and will play a huge role in taking the league to great heights.”