Basketball

The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has agreed a provisional 10-year extension to the British Basketball League’s (BBL) licence to operate the UK’s top men’s club competition, adding that the deal is set to herald a turning point in the way the professional game will be managed and developed.

NBA basketball franchise the Detroit Pistons has confirmed it will move to Little Caesars Arena, the future home of NHL ice hockey team the Detroit Red Wings, with the initiative set to make Detroit the first North American city to house all its major league teams in the downtown area.

The Fiba Europe division of Fiba, the International Basketball Federation, has approved plans to expand the EuroCup Women club competition, while it has opened a bidding process for hosting rights to the 2019 EuroBasket Women national team tournament.

Turkey has switched one of its venues for its co-hosting of the 2017 EuroBasket national team tournament, while the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has confirmed it will put forward the 3x3 format as part of the sport’s programme for the 2020 summer Olympic Games.

The Brazilian Basketball Confederation (CBB) has expressed its “surprise” after the sport’s global governing body suspended it on Monday.

The Atlanta Hawks have become the latest NBA franchise to announce that they will enter a team into the North American basketball organisation’s D-League development competition.

Happy Walters, former chief executive of the Relativity Sports agency, has launched Catalyst Sports & Media, a new company that will act as a strategic advisor, investor and talent representative for clients in the sports industry.

Nicolas Chapart, Fiba's head of digital, lifts the lid on the federation's digital strategy in an in-depth interview.

NBA basketball franchise the Atlanta Hawks will remain at its Philips Arena home until at least 2046 after the City of Atlanta agreed to provide funding for renovations at the facility.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has confirmed that 11 national governing bodies are investigating bids for the 2023 edition of its men’s World Cup national team event.

Australia has submitted a bid to host the 2023 edition of the International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba) men’s World Cup.

NBA basketball franchise the Detroit Pistons is in advanced talks over moving to Little Caesars Arena, the future home of NHL ice hockey team the Detroit Red Wings, according to multiple reports.

Euroleague Basketball has announced that the 2017 edition of its Final Four end-of-season showpiece will take place in Belgrade, marking the first time the Serbian capital will host the contest.

Sports leagues and federations are becoming increasingly aware of the technologies required to handle the explosion of game-changing data, according to Genius Sports’ managing director, Nick Maywald.

The quest to return NBA basketball to Seattle has taken a significant twist with the investment group led by Chris Hansen putting forward a model that would see a new arena developed entirely with private funds.

In the first of a new series of in-depth articles on digital strategies and activities, Frank Dunne explores how Fiba has been using platforms including Facebook and YouTube to deliver video coverage of its youth tournaments.