Basketball

The NBA is piloting the use of shirt sponsorships for the 2017-18 season. Brian Heyman speaks to some of the sport’s most important stakeholders and estimates the values of some of the potential deals.

Lizhang Jiang has become the first Chinese owner in the history of the North American NBA basketball league by securing a five-per-cent stake in the Minnesota Timberwolves.

NBA basketball franchise the Oklahoma City Thunder will play two preseason matches in Spain later this year as part of the North American league’s Global Games Europe 2016.

The new, stripped-down Euroleague will offer permanent places to the continent’s top teams in an attempt to create a sustainable business model. But it faces challenges. Having spoken to Fiba’s Patrick Baumann last month, Frank Dunne asks Euroleague Basketball CEO Jordi Bertomeu and IMG president Ioris Francini to state their case.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are poised to become the first team from the NBA basketball league to receive Chinese investment, according to multiple reports.

Euroleague Basketball has named 40 clubs from 13 countries to compete in its two elite competitions for the upcoming 2016-17 season, as the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) continues with its plans for a new Champions League event.

Fiba Europe has welcomed a decision by a regional court in Munich to lift a temporary injunction that barred basketball’s governing body in Europe from imposing sanctions on national federations, leagues and clubs that team up with the rival Euroleague Basketball organisation.

North American basketball league the NBA will open its first-ever retail stores in the Middle East after entering into a partnership with the Qatar-based Al Mana Fashion Group.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that the 2016 edition of its 3x3 European Championships will be staged in Bucharest, after the Romanian capital hosted the inaugural event two years ago.

Tom Benson has reached a settlement in his legal fight to take ownership of NFL American football franchise the New Orleans Saints and NBA basketball team the New Orleans Pelicans away from his estranged heirs.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that the French city of Nantes will stage its 3x3 World Championships next year.

Fiba, the global governing body of basketball, has sealed a long-term strategic partnership with the Wanda-owned Infront Sports & Media agency through to 2033.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has revealed the bidding process for its 2023 World Cup, a tournament for which a multiple territory hosting model could be adopted for the first time.

North American basketball league the NBA has appointed Arnon de Mello as the new vice-president and managing director of its Latin America division.

Euroleague Basketball has claimed a legal victory in its ongoing battle with the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) and its European division following a ruling by a court in Munich, Germany.

Patrick Comninos has been appointed as chief executive of the new Basketball Champions League club competition being developed by the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).