Basketball
Slew of NBA’s Chinese sponsors suspend ties
An array of NBA China's Chinese-owned official partners have halted business with the league and its pre-season exhibition games in the country were temporarily in doubt, as the fallout continues from…
Spanish Basketball Federation adds Endesa as new main sponsor of Women’s League
Spanish electrical and utility company Endesa has extended its partnership with the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) to become the main sponsor of the country’s women’s league.
Rakuten launches dedicated NBA streaming service in Japan
Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten has launched a new streaming service to showcase its coverage of the NBA basketball league in the country
Lakers, Clippers are hottest tickets in NBA
The summer arrival of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George at the Los Angeles Clippers, and the teaming up of Anthony Davis with LeBron James at cross-town rivals Los Angeles Lakers, has directly led to the National…
NBA’s Suns partners FirstBank, Kings signs BlockParty
NBA team the Phoenix Suns has added a new Official Banking Partner, while the Sacramento Kings has agreed a partnership which will focus on technological innovation
NBB extends with Budweiser, signs Plastubos ahead of season tip-off
The Brazilian Basketball League (LNB), organiser of top-tier club competition the NBB, has agreed an extension to its partnership with US beer brand Budweiser and has signed up construction products manufacturer…
Silver defends NBA response to tweet furore, CCTV pulls exhibition games
NBA commissioner Adam Silver has responded to the recent furore over Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's tweets on the Hong Kong democracy protests, saying the league would back the right to…
India to host Olympic 3×3 basketball qualifiers
Basketball world governing body Fiba announced that India will host the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifying Tournament for 3x3 basketball in March 2020
Houston Rockets GM sparks Chinese backlash with Hong Kong tweet
The Houston Rockets and the NBA are facing a backlash from Chinese commercial partners, government, sports officials and fans after the team's general manager tweeted his support of the ongoing protests…
NBA India Games tips off today, adds JBL as sponsor
The 2019 NBA India Games, the American basketball league's biggest-ever marketing push in India, starts today at the Dome @ NSCI, SVP Stadium in Mumbai.
Fiba’s “Era of Asia” strategy depends on 2023 World Cup hosts stepping up
The Philippines, Indonesia and Japan have taken over from China hosting duties for the 2023 Fiba World Cup
Vivint Smart Home Arena concessions stands to no longer accept cash
Vivint Smart Home Arena, the home of the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz, has become the latest sports stadium in the United States to make a move towards cashless payments
NBA signs William Hill as latest sports betting partner
The National Basketball Association is continuing its embrace of legalized sports betting by announcing a partnership with William Hill, which has been designated an authorized sports betting operator…
Fiba hails World Cup reach as final breaks record in Spain
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has revealed that its recent World Cup in China delivered a total cumulative average television audience increase of over 80 per cent compared to the 2014…
Euroleague Basketball adds DenizBank as latest Turkish sponsor
Turkish financial services company DenizBank has signed a global partnership agreement with the Euroleague Basketball governing body
DAZN Brazil commits to EuroLeague until 2023
Direct-to-consumer sports streaming service DAZN has extended an agreement in Brazil for rights to the top-tier EuroLeague basketball competition until the end of the 2022-23 season
Cignal and Sky target NBA rights in Philippines
Filipino pay-television operators Cignal and Sky have entered a joint offer for rights to the NBA following the closure of the North American basketball league’s long-term home in the country.
NBA India Games 2019 expected to be ‘landmark moment for basketball in India’
Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers taking part in league's first pre-season games in country
Mumbai-born Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé played 'critical role' in making event become a reality