Miriam Adelson, one of the richest women in the world, sold $2 billion in stock in the Las Vegas Sands Corp, the casino company her late husband built, to buy the Dallas Mavericks basketball team. Even after the sale, which is pending approval by the NBA board of governors, she will remain the majority stockholder of the casino company, retaining 51.3% of company shares.

The $3.5 billion purchase from team owner Mark Cuban would make Adelson one of a few female owners of a U.S. professional sports franchise, and one of the wealthiest overall. Her net worth was reported by Forbes at about $$32 billion, ranking here fifth-richest among women in the U.S. and 35th richest billionaire in the world.