NBA
Mark Tatum: “The Chinese fan is a very sophisticated, knowledgeable fan”
League says most die-hard NBA fans play basketball before the age of 12
NBA working with the Ministry of Education in China on a grassroots junior NBA programme
Seahawks, Trail Blazers owner Allen dies aged 65
Paul Allen, the owner of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, has died from complications of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, his family announced. He was 65
Montreal group outlines bid for NBA franchise
Stephan Cretier, founder of Canadian private security firm GardaWorld, has stepped forward as a main investor for an effort to take an expansion franchise in the NBA basketball league to Montreal
Dallas Mavericks hire former gambling pro to front office
The Dallas Mavericks are hiring former professional sports gambler Bob Voulgaris as director of quantitative research and development, according to ESPN.
NBA still hopeful of federally-regulated betting system in USA
NBA deputy commissioner and chief operating officer Mark Tatum has said the NBA is still hopeful that the United States can arrive at a federally-regulated sports betting model
NBA to allow fans to watch fourth quarter for $1.99
After testing micropayments late last season, the NBA has officially announced that it will allow fans to purchase portions of in-progress games this coming campaign.
The price initially will be $1.
Warriors revealed as most popular NBA team online in China
China-based sports digital consultancy and marketing platform Mailman has today (Wednesday) released its NBA Red Card report, which analyses the online influence of the basketball league in China
Milwaukee Bucks close to 10,000 season-ticket goal at Fiserv Forum
The Milwaukee Bucks are already close to achieving their goal of receiving 10,000 full season-ticket packages for the first season in Fiserv Forum, their new $524m (€445m) arena.
‘Footfall is our friend’ | Fiserv Forum allows Bucks to transition to ‘real estate and content company’
The Milwaukee Buck's brand new Fiserv Forum opens on 26 August. Ben Cronin speaks to executives from the team about how the new arena and an adjoining entertainment district are designed to cater for a year-round calendar of sport, entertainment and festivals and how the inclusion of 100 residential properties will see the team transition to being a real estate company.
How the NBA’s Nets leaned into Brooklyn
Brooklyn’s gentrification was well under way in 2012, when Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov brought the nets back to New York for the first time since 1977.
Bucks fever | The Milwaukee Bucks on establishing their NBA 2K League team
Ahead of the launch of the NBA's "fourth league", Bucks Gaming's co-managing directors tell SportBusiness International how they set up the esports team from scratch.
Taking a stand | How should rights-holders deal with player politics?
SportBusiness International looks at how the NFL has dealt with the kneeling protests and what lessons can be learned from the episode in a fevered political atmosphere in the US.
SportBusiness International August/September 2017
In this issue we cover the following:
QATAR CRISIS – BeIN hits out at 'scaremongering'
VIRTUAL REALITY – Is the much hyped technology finally ready to make a difference?
SPORTS
Ask the experts | What are the opportunities and threats for the US Major Leagues?
Kevin Roberts asks a series of sports industry experts about the global outlooks of the 'big four' established major leagues in the US.