Maverick Carter, Lebron James’ business partner, is advising a group of investors looking to put together an international basketball league. UBS and Evercore are advising on the deal, while early backers include tech executives and a private equity firm with a stake in Carter and James’ media company.

Maverick Carter, LeBron James' business manager, is reportedly part of a group looking to form a league that will rival the NBA.

LeBron James' manager Maverick Carter is reportedly involved in an effort to launch a new league that would rival the NBA.

LeBron James' business partner, Maverick Carter, is looking to build an international basketball league to compete with the NBA.

In a bold move that could shake up the basketball landscape, Maverick Carter, LeBron James’ trusted business manager, has been enlisted as an adviser by a group of investors aiming to raise $5 billion to launch an international basketball league that would directly rival the NBA.

A group of investors being advised by Maverick Carter, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James’ business partner, is seeking to raise $5 billion from private capital sources to form an international basketball league to rival the National Basketball Association,

A group of investors being advised by Maverick Carter is seeking to raise $5 billion from private capital sources to form an international basketball league to rival the NBA.