Basketball

A number of major European domestic basketball leagues have joined forces to discuss the way forward for their competitions, as well as the European game as a whole.

The British Basketball League (BBL) has hit out at Basketball England after the national governing body said it will undertake a review of the licence arrangements for the domestic club competition.

Donna Goldsmith has held senior executive positions at the NBA (National Basketball Association), WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) and 2014 Super Bowl Host Committee. She reveals how she became one of the most influential women in the business of sport.

The future ownership of the New Orleans Saints NFL American football and New Orleans Pelicans NBA basketball franchises remains uncertain after relatives of current owner Tom Benson filed a lawsuit against his decision to hand control of both teams to his wife upon his death.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has reiterated his desire for the North American basketball league to launch four professional franchises in Europe, stating expansion is its “manifest destiny.”

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that the 2015 and 2016 editions of it 3x3 World Tour Final will take place in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.

Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov has engaged investment banking company Evercore Partners to aid the sale of the NBA basketball franchise, according to the Bloomberg news agency.

Scandal-hit NBA basketball franchise the Atlanta Hawks is now available in its entirety after the team’s three ownership groups agreed to sell their complete stakes, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper.

Horacio Muratore, the president of Fiba, the international basketball federation, has pledged to press for the 3x3 format of the sport to be included on the programme for the 2020 summer Olympic Games.

The new owners of the Milwaukee Bucks have committed an extra $50 million (€41m) towards building a new home arena for the National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has hit out at a call from National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner Adam Silver to join him in lobbying the US Congress to legalise sports betting across the nation.

Energy drinks giant Red Bull will expand its considerable involvement in the sports industry by funding and developing a new arena for Munich’s professional ice hockey and basketball clubs after the project was approved by the city's authority in Germany.

Wyc Grousbeck, co-owner, managing partner, governor and chief executive of NBA basketball team the Boston Celtics, has been announced as the latest speaker for the Leaders Sport Business Summit in New York on March 4-5.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that Spain will host its inaugural Women’s World Cup in 2018.

North American basketball league the NBA has signed a long-term partnership with the Brazilian Liga Nacional de Basquete (LNB) in a bid to drive the development of the sport in the country.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced a series of candidates to host the next two editions of its showpiece World Cup, with Qatar amongst several leading basketball nations vying for the rights to the 2019 and 2023 tournaments.