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Steve Ballmer, the former chief executive of software giant Microsoft, has completed his takeover of NBA basketball franchise the Los Angeles Clippers.

The North American NBA basketball league has confirmed that it will stage an exhibition game in South Africa next August.

Washington, D.C., attorney Michele Roberts has said she is already focused on negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) after making history by being appointed the new executive director of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA).

A judge has backed the proposed $2bn (€1.5bn) sale of the NBA basketball league’s Los Angeles Clippers by the estranged wife of the franchise’s co-owner, Donald Sterling.

Marc Lasry and Wesley Edens, the new owners of the Milwaukee Bucks, have received approval from the NBA basketball league for a number of individuals to join the franchise’s ownership group, including Teddy Werner, vice-president of business development for MLB baseball team the Milwaukee Brewers.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has admitted the Los Angeles Clippers may not have a new owner in place by the start of next season and revealed that the North American basketball league is considering introducing a new mid-season tournament.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has raised the league’s salary cap by 7.5 per cent to an all-time high of $63.065m (€46m) for the 2014-15 season and has appointed Pamela El as its new chief marketing officer.

The trial which will determine the future ownership of NBA basketball franchise the Los Angeles Clippers got underway on Monday, with disgraced owner Donald Sterling failing to make an appearance as his lawyers were defeated in a bid to move the case to federal court.

Sports and athletic performance analysis companies Stats and Catapult have joined forces on a project to offer teams streamlined data on their athletes’ to aid injury prevention.

The saga surrounding the ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers NBA basketball franchise will proceed to trial next month, with a court hearing set to determine whether Donald Sterling was correctly ousted as an administrator for the family trust that owns the team.

Donald Sterling will pursue a lawsuit against the National Basketball Association and will not approve the sale of his franchise, the Los Angeles Clippers, to Steve Ballmer.

Donald Sterling has signed off on the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers NBA basketball franchise to former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer for $2bn (€1.47bn).

The National Basketball Association has cancelled its planned Tuesday hearing to terminate Donald Sterling’s ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers after confirming a deal for his estranged wife Shelly Sterling to sell the franchise to Steve Ballmer.

New NBA (National Basketball Association) Commissioner Adam Silver spoke exclusively to Matt Cutler about succeeding David Stern, his approach to leadership and international opportunities for the league.

North American basketball league the NBA has announced that London and Mexico City will host regular-season games during its 2014-15 season.

A deal to transfer the ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers could be sealed this week after Bank of America was hired to broker the same of the National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise.