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Becoming a two-time WNBA champion is already an accomplishment in its own right, but Renee Montgomery earned even more respect after she retired. She became the first former WNBA player to serve as both a co-owner and executive of a WNBA team after purchasing the Atlanta Dream in 2021. That same year, she also became the first female team owner in the Fan Controlled Football League, teaming up with former NFL star and Marshawn Lynch and professional wrestler Miro to purchase the FCF Beasts. This year, Montgomery is the subject of a documentary executive produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter. The film, titled “A Radical Act: Renee Montgomery,” will open the LA Micheaux Film Festival and explores her life growing up in West Virginia and her career as an athlete.