Pro Sports · NBA · Rating: 8 / Aligned
Alignment: The DeVos family — owners of the Magic — are major Republican donors, and the franchise itself donated $50,000 to a pro-DeSantis super PAC in 2023, drawing a public NBA players’ union rebuke.
Summary
The Magic are owned by the DeVos family, longstanding major Republican donors. The team itself made a corporate donation to a super PAC supporting Ron DeSantis’s 2024 presidential bid.
Claims & Sources
Claim 1: The Orlando Magic donated $50,000 to a pro-DeSantis super PAC.
Sources: CNBC — DeVos family backs DeSantis
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League: NBA