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Fiba General Secretary Patrick Baumann has expressed his hope that next year’s Fiba World Cup in China can act as a springboard to make basketball the most popular sport in the world.

After testing micropayments late last season, the NBA has officially announced that it will allow fans to purchase portions of in-progress games this coming campaign. The price initially will be $1.

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China-based sports digital consultancy and marketing platform Mailman has today (Wednesday) released its NBA Red Card report, which analyses the online influence of the basketball league in China

The Milwaukee Bucks are already close to achieving their goal of receiving 10,000 full season-ticket packages for the first season in Fiserv Forum, their new $524m (€445m) arena.

Fintech firm based in Wisconsin, but the ‘backbone’ of financial transactions around world Fiserv will streamline payment provision in arena and use it as a ‘test lab’ for new ways to transact Rumou

A former executive from the NBA's Sacramento Kings has been accused of taking $13.4m from two sponsors, according to The Sacramento Bee. Jeffery R.

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has reaffirmed the the NBA basketball team's ambition to leave their current Staples Center home and build a new arena in Inglewood.

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The Milwaukee Buck's brand new Fiserv Forum opens on 26 August. Ben Cronin speaks to executives from the team about how the new arena and an adjoining entertainment district are designed to cater for a year-round calendar of sport, entertainment and festivals and how the inclusion of 100 residential properties will see the team transition to being a real estate company. 

US major leagues are tweaking their rules to make sure fans stay tuned in as concerns build about distracted audiences. Data is playing a critical role, with leading rights-holders employing sophisticated, data-led decision-making to make the changes.

The NBA has announced that the Orlando Magic will play two regular-season games against the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz in Mexico later this year after the basketball league signed a long-term agreement…

The Alisports arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has deepened its ties with college sport in its home country by agreeing a partnership with the Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA) worth…

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Liga ACB basketball team Valencia Basket is set to gain a new home, after plans were revealed for a 15,000-seat arena in the Spanish city

Ahead of his keynote address at the inaugural World Basketball Summit in Xi’an, China, on October 3 and 4, NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer Mark Tatum discusses the global impact of t…