The Emirates and the NBA

Deeply invested with Apollo Global, with a history of money laundering.

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• The series began in February, which is a good place to start if you’re new here. Links to the entire series at the bottom.

• In the last episode, a former OSS officer takes over a ritzy Manhattan private school that introduces Jeffrey Epstein to the globe’s power elite.

BY HENRY ABBOTT

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, shown here in 1975, founded the United Arab Emirates in 1971. His son Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (MBZ) is the UAE’s de facto ruler now, and has taken a keen interest in sports—with deep business ties to Apollo Global, Jeffrey Epstein, and the NBA’s most important source of cash. GENEVIEVE CHAUVEL/SYGMA/GETTY IMAGES

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