Basketball

Euroleague Basketball chief executive and president, Jordi Bertomeu, has called on the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) to focus on improving its national team competitions amid the battle for power over the club game on the continent.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced that the Boston Celtics will travel to face Spanish side Real Madrid in a pre-season match on October 8, in the latest addition to the NBA Global Games 2015 series.

North American basketball league the NBA has teamed up with medical technology company GE Healthcare to launch a new initiative designed to promote orthopaedic and sports medicine research to aid the wellness of professional athletes and general public.

Euroleague Basketball and a collective of the continent’s leading clubs have fired the latest salvo against the International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba’s) plans for reform of the European game.

The International Basketball Federation’s (FIBA) Europe board has announced that a new second-tier club competition will be created for the 2015-16 season.

Beijing’s bid committee for the 2022 winter Olympic Games has denied that an investigation into a deputy Chinese sports minister over alleged corruption could have an impact on its effort to secure hosting rights to the multi-sport event.

The Toronto Raptors has become the latest franchise in the National Basketball Association to acquire the right to own and operate a team in the NBA D-League development competition.

European basketball’s governing body, Fiba Europe, has awarded hosting rights for the 2017 edition of its EuroBasket Women tournament to the Czech Republic.

The National Basketball Association’s (NBA) board of governors have unanimously approved the sale of the Atlanta Hawks to an ownership group led by billionaire Tony Ressler, as the franchise seeks to turn a corner from a controversial chapter in its recent history.

The North American NBA basketball league has awarded the hosting rights for its 2017 All-Star Game to the city of Charlotte.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has said a final report on its much debated new system of competition will be put forward for approval in August, while it has handed the Brazilian Basketball Confederation (CBB) a deadline of July 31 to settle “significant outstanding dues” and secure Brazil’s place at its home Olympic Games.

Euroleague Basketball and Chinese media and entertainment group HBN have formed a new company to manage the rights of the pan-European club competition in China.

Ukraine’s Youth and Sports Minister, Ihor Zhdanov, has said the country will not take up its option of hosting the 2017 EuroBasket national team basketball competition due to a lack of funding and the ongoing military turbulence in the east of the nation.

NBA basketball franchise the Cleveland Cavaliers has entered into partnerships with ESP Properties and Property Consulting Group (PCG) to promote its brand outside North America by securing international commercial deals.

Euroleague Basketball has revealed the details of new Financial Fair Play rules that will be implemented for the start of the 2015-16 campaign of the European club tournament.

Wisconsin State Governor Scott Walker has outlined the details of a finance deal to help fund the construction of a new multi-purpose arena that is crucial in ensuring NBA basketball franchise the Milwaukee Bucks remains in its home city.