Basketball

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced a multi-year deal with FanDuel that will also see the league take an equity stake in the fantasy sports company.

Flooring company Gerflor has completed the acquisition of US sports surfacing firm Connor Sport Court International to expand its sports product portfolio.

Spain has submitted a bid to host the 2018 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women’s World Cup.

The National Basketball Association changing its established 48-minute game time is unlikely at any time in the near future, according to league commissioner Adam Silver.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is set to further strengthen its presence outside the North American market by entering into a partnership with the Brazilian Liga Nacional de Basquete (LNB) top-tier domestic league, according to the Grantland.com website.

Donald Sterling, the former owner of NBA basketball franchise the Los Angeles Clippers, has withdrawn a lawsuit in which he accused his wife, NBA commissioner Adam Silver and the league of fraud during the sale of the team.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has signed a groundbreaking multi-year partnership with the Ministry of Education of China to further aid the development of the sport in the country.

North American basketball league the NBA will experiment with a shorter game time when the Brooklyn Nets host Boston Celtics in a pre-season encounter on October 19.

Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is willing to give up control of the NBA basketball franchise for the right price, according to the ESPN.com website.

NBA basketball franchise the Sacramento Kings has entered into a partnership with US ridesharing service Uber in a move that marks the team’s latest innovative tie-up in the technology sector.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has confirmed that he has already spoken to six potential buyers of the city’s Atlanta Hawks NBA basketball franchise and expects a quick sale, following the emergence of racist comments by owner Bruce Levenson and general manager Danny Ferry.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has set a deadline of the end of October for Japan to resolve the dispute between its two competing basketball leagues, but insists the national team’s place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is not under threat.

Fiba Europe, basketball’s governing body in Europe, has confirmed this (Monday) afternoon that the hosting rights for EuroBasket 2015 have been split between Croatia, Germany, Latvia and France, which will stage the final phase of the national team tournament.

Bruce Levenson has agreed to sell his controlling interest in the Atlanta Hawks NBA basketball franchise after reporting himself to the league for sending a racist email two years ago.

The Philippines will bid to host the 2019 edition of the Fiba Basketball World Cup, according to Manny Pangilinan, president of the sport’s governing body in the country.

A number of teams in the North American NBA basketball league will face opposition from overseas teams during the 2014-15 pre-season programme.