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North America’s NBA basketball league has revealed that the 2018 edition of its All-Star weekend will take place in Los Angeles, California.

What are the technology-led consumer and business trends that the sports industry must be ready for in 2016? A group of technologists, futurologists, and sports and media executives gathered at Leaders Meet Innovation in London last month to discuss the topic. Kevin McCullagh was there and rounds up what you should be looking out for.

Mark Tatum, deputy commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), is to become president of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) sister league on an interim basis, following confirmation that Laurel Richie will step down from the role.

North American basketball league the NBA has struck up a new partnership with YinzCam in a deal that will see the organisation acquire an equity stake in the software and mobile application company.

North American basketball league the NBA has signed a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the National Basketball Referees Association (NBRA), staving off any potential threat of the disputes that have hit rival major leagues in recent years.

The Milwaukee Bucks have hailed the culmination of an “extraordinary effort” to keep the NBA basketball franchise in Wisconsin after Governor Scott Walker signed off on a deal to commit $250m (€226.9m) in taxpayers' money to help pay for a new arena.

Adam Silver, commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), has hinted that the organisation could stage regular-season games in Africa, ahead of the North American league’s first game on the continent this weekend.

Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors will play a regular-season game at London’s O2 Arena on January 14 as the latest addition to the NBA basketball league’s Global Games 2015-16 line-up.

FanDuel has revealed that it has been able to generate $275m (€249.7m) in Series E financing, bringing the total capital raised by the one-day fantasy sports operator to $363m.

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.

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.

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.

The National Basketball Association has announced it is developing a new ‘NBA Experience’ destination at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.

The National Basketball Association has announced that the Boston Celtics will travel to Italy to play a pre-season game on October 6 against Olimpia Milano as part of the NBA Global Games Europe 2015 series.