PLL CEO Mike Rabil on the $100M funding round, Glen Powell's creative role, Rob McElhenney, Texas expansion, and the path to a billion dollar valuation.
By Ted Taylor
July 06, 2026 • 02:39 pm
Mike Rabil joins Baker Machado of Front Office Sports to discuss:
The $100 million funding round backed by Glen Powell and Rob McElhenney
Whether the single entity model is ending and when teams will be sold
The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) has raised $100 million, its largest round ever, from a group that includes Joe Tsai, Ares…
The financing round, led by Ares funds and New York Liberty owner Joe Tsai, also included a minority equity investment from ESPN.
The Premier Lacrosse League is adding actors Rob Mac and Glen Powell as investors in a $100 million financing round.
Ares Management and Alibaba Group co-founder Joe Tsai led the round. Tsai, the PLL's largest shareholder, has invested in it…
Actors Glen Powell and Rob Mac also joined as investors as the league looks to grow ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
Paul Rabil told CNBC he's banking on the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games, where lacrosse will return as an Olympic sport, to shine…
