- Data shows thousand in sports world applied for government aid
- Money was used to help support organizations during shutdown
Ice Cube, Floyd Mayweather and David Beckham’s Inter Miami led a cavalcade of sports leagues, federations, businesses and teams that navigated a federal loan program designed to help small firms cope with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Data released on Monday showed hundreds of thousands of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) recipients across a wide range of industries, and sports-related businesses were well represented. However, the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball were not among the businesses that applied, according to the data.
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