Serena Williams' 2-year-old daughter is now the youngest owner in pro sports

Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. watches her mother play. — (Image credit: Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Hush little baby, don't say a word, Mama's gonna buy you … a professional women's soccer team?

On Tuesday, the National Women's Soccer League announced that it has awarded rights to a new expansion team in Los Angeles, for now known as "Angel City." The team belongs to a star-studded, 30-person ownership group headed by actress Natalie Portman, and additionally boasts the nation's youngest pro sports owner: 2-year-old Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., the daughter of Serena Williams and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, both of whom are also owners, The Athletic reports.

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