Basketball
Silver: NBA not close to Mexican franchise
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has extended its hosting agreement in Mexico City but remains “many years off” establishing a team in the most populous city in North America.
Visit Nayarit furthers US sport push with Lakers
Mexican tourism board Visit Nayarit has continued its push into US sport by striking a sponsorship deal with the Los Angeles Lakers
Mavs, Kings patch deals leave three still to go
The Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings are the latest NBA franchises to secure jersey patch sponsors for the 2024-25 season – leaving three teams without a main jersey sponsor.
Coinbase builds on central NBA deal with Warriors sponsorship
Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase has furthered its presence in the National Basketball Association (NBA) via a deal with the Golden State Warriors despite the franchise's previous agreement with now-bankrupt …
WNBA Finals break TV record in overtime
The Women’s National Basketball Association achieved record peak and average ratings with its five-game Finals this month.
Nike deal takes NBA income to new heights
Nike has renewed its comprehensive marketing partnership with the National Basketball Association in a deal reportedly worth significantly more than the previous sponsorship and licensing deal with the…
Sport 24 renews NBA in-flight, in-ship rights
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned by the IMG agency, has renewed NBA rights ahead of tomorrow's (Tuesday's) new season tip-off.
Dolan strengthens Abu Dhabi alliance with Knicks deal
Abu Dhabi has stolen a march on the state’s Gulf neighbours Saudi Arabia by taking on the NBA’s New York Knicks' jersey patch rights for its tourism body.
TNT takes equity in rights deal with 3×3’s Unrivaled
TNT Sports has reached a multi-year media rights deal with Unrivaled, the new US women’s professional basketball league, investing in the league and becoming an equity partner.
WNBA expands Finals amid surge in popularity
The WNBA has announced plans to expand its end-of-season playoffs on the back of a hugely successful 2024 campaign driven by the emergence of superstar rookie Caitlin Clark.
Memorial-Hermann upgrades to Rockets jersey patch
The NBA’s Houston Rockets has struck the league’s first jersey patch deal with a hospital provider – a health sub-sector that has become a major sponsorship player among major US sports leagues.
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EBU seals four-year Fiba deal across 16 countries
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has secured free-to-air rights to the International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba’s) premium men’s and women’s national team events from November 2025 to 2029.
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Verizon deal to run across MSG ‘family’ properties
Telecoms giant Verizon has upped its presence in US sport by signing a wide-ranging sponsorship which includes rights to the New York Knicks, New York Rangers and Madison Square Garden (MSG).
BeIN extends NBA rights in Mena with days to spare
BeIN Sports has signed a new deal to show the 2024-25 National Basketball Association season live in the Mena region, announced three days before the first pre-season game.
Pac-12 adds Gonzaga in boost to conference value
Conference realignment in the US college sports world continues apace as the rebuilding Pac-12 made another move that will potentially bring an uplift to any future media rights revenue
Rising Stars title rights form part of Castrol’s NBA deal
Castrol will have a prominent presence at the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Weekend as part of its new sponsorship of the NBA and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).
NBA lands last-minute beIN renewal in France
The National Basketball Association is thought to have struck a new deal with beIN Sports that allows the league to continue to be aired in France for another season.
Dyn to show German teams in Fiba Europe Cup
German streaming platform Dyn Media has added more basketball rights to its portfolio in a deal to exclusively show the matches of German sides Ludwigsburg and Braunschweig in the second-tier Fiba Europe Cup.