For the first time, the city of Manchester will host an NBA preseason game when the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Philadelphia 76ers at the Manchester Arena on 8th October as part of a series of eight global games announced by the NBA. read more
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has launched a new digital platform, which aims to provide fans with previously unprecedented levels of access to the statistics behind the sport with the development of NBA.com/Stats. read more
Capitalize–The BrandFan® Agency has been appointed by the British Basketball Association to communicate the development of a new premier professional basketball competition in the UK. read more
Following the British Basketball Association’s decision to announce plans for a new premier professional basketball league, David Paton - chief commercial & operating officer at the BBA – has claimed the sport needs a fresh start to showcase leading homegrown talent alongside some of the world’s best and provide a timely boost for the sport … read more
The British Basketball Association has announced further plans to establish the UK’s premier professional basketball competition, capitalising on the growing interest in basketball across the UK, with a nationwide professional league set to showcase British players alongside international basketball talent. read more
The National Basketball Association and adidas have expanded their relationship to make the league’s official global uniform and apparel provider the presenting partner of NBA London Live 2013. read more
The NBA has expanded its media coverage in the UK after agreeing a new live broadcast deal with Sky Sports, who will also show NBA London Live 2013 exclusively live this month, as part of a new agreement for live games throughout the current season. read more
ESPN UK is set to continue its coverage of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague from the beginning of this season’s Top 16 phase, after announcing a new deal with Euroleague Basketball. read more
The NBA has signed an extension to its broadcast agreement with ESPN in the UK, with the renewed deal allowing NBA coverage to return to ESPN UK from 6th December. The channel will then broadcast three live games per week for the remainder of the 2012/13 season. read more
London’s O2 Arena will play host to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four as part of a four game basketball competition in May 2013, with tickets on sale from 9am (GMT) today - available through the competitions official ticket website. read more
Cheshire Jets have been thrown out of the British Basketball League because of their financial problems, despite new owner Hadyn Cook’s best efforts, having saved the club from going out of existence last month. read more
Euroleague Basketball and the Eurosport Group have announced Eurosport 2 will remain the official broadcasting partner of the Eurocup for a further three seasons until 2015, securing a full decade of continental club basketball on the channel. read more
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has confirmed it will return to London with its third regular-season game in Europe, featuring the three-time NBA champion Detroit Pistons and the two-time champion New York Knicks. read more
MK Lions will play in the Copper Box arena in the London 2012 Olympic Park, following this summer's Games. The Milton Keynes-based British Basketball League side were forced to leave their ground at Bletchley Leisure Centre and had hoped to play in the arena next to the stadium:mk, but this fell through and have reportedly been unable to&nb… read more
Benchmark Talent is delighted to announce that John Amaechi OBE has joined the Benchmark Talent roster, joining the likes of Rugby World Cup winner Will Greenwood and Great Britain’s most decorated Paralympian, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE. read more
Sir Philip Craven MBE, one of the Paralympic movement's greatest pioneers, received the Lifetime Achievement Award sponsored by Monitor Quest at the Sport Industry Awards ceremony on Wednesday 2nd May in recognition of his decades of tireless dedication to sport. read more
StubHub, the largest secondary ticket marketplace in the US, has announced a new marketing partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) and USA Basketball in the UK. read more
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced that Benjamin Morel has been promoted to senior vice president, NBA Europe. read more
Tickets are now on sale for the games featuring USA basketball men’s and women’s national teams versus Great Britain men and women to be played at the Manchester Arena, on 18th and 19th July - the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Manchester City Council announced. read more
The USA Basketball team, which includes NBA stars LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, will play a friendly against Great Britain in Manchester, on 19th July - a day after the women's teams clash. read more
As part of the league’s celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the NBA is providing international fans the opportunity to watch live games in prime-time as part of ‘Slam Dunk Monday.’ read more
The scheduled NBA games set for London ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games have been cancelled following the labour dispute that led to the start of the NBA season being abandoned. read more
The Commissioners of the US major leagues came together on Tuesday to showcase their commitment to the use of sport as a tool for social change, co-signing a unique letter declaring a ‘collective commitment to this focused aim’ and taking to the stage as a group to address more than 250 influential figures gathered at Yankee Stadium for Beyond S… read more
An array of the most influential sports teams from across the world are set to gather at Beyond Sport United – a unique event that will bring together the greatest gathering of sports teams ever assembled to address their role in triggering positive social change in the communities they serve. read more
A transatlantic television audience will witness the first WNBA game to be played in Europe after ESPN and NBA TV revealed that both will present the Women’s National Basketball Association’s (WNBA) Atlanta Dream against The Standard Life Great Britain Women’s basketball team on Sunday 29th May. read more
The Rugby Football Union has announced Sophie Goldschmidt as its first chief commercial officer (CCO). read more
The board of Sport England has decided to reduce the funding available to England Basketball by £1.2m, after the board decided that England Basketball’s plans had not adequately addressed the challenge of increasing participation beyond the governing body’s current audiences. read more
Speaking exclusively at the Nolan Partners Sport Industry Breakfast Club in front of a packed room of industry executives, Adam Silver, Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the NBA, said that the organisation is working towards running a basketball franchise in Europe within the next ten years. read more
Manchester City Council and the National Basketball Association (NBA) and USA Basketball have announced a multi-year partnership that will see the city host the first WNBA game in Europe, 2012 USA Basketball friendlies and the first NBA pre-season game in the UK outside of London. read more
The NBA has joined forces with British Basketball, the British Basketball League and England Basketball for a week of promotional activity to celebrate the sport around the country. read more
Thomson Sport has bolstered its sports portfolio by agreeing a multiyear partnership with The National Basketball Association (NBA) ahead of the regular season games to be held in London next month. read more
The National Basketball Association and FIBA Europe have announced a new multi-year partnership to increase the awareness of basketball events in the region, to include EuroBasket Men and Women in 2011 and 2013. read more
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