While it's not every day that a major basketball team is sold, Bruce Levenson and his group recently sold their NBA team the Atlanta Hawks to entrepreneur Antony Ressler for an estimated $850 million dollars. Levenson, a businessman and philanthropist, along with a group of partners, had originally purchased the thriving team in 2004. In addition to being a co-owner of the professional basketball organization, Levenson was also the Hawks' Governor on the NBA Board of Governors beginning in 2004 as well.

Prior to taking ownership of a NBA team, Bruce Levenson began establishing himself as a successful and admirable businessman. Born in Washington, D.C., he later enrolled at Washington University in St. Louis and then returned to D.C. to receive