Basketball

The NBA (National Basketball Association) has the most comprehensive social media following out of any American sports league, its official platform boasting over 26 million Facebook likes and 11.6 million Twitter followers. The NFL (National Football League), by comparison, has four million fewer Twitter followers and over 14 million fewer Facebook likes.

North American basketball league the NBA has said it is looking into creating a new competition in India.

Fiba, the global governing body of basketball, has taken the first significant steps towards revamping its governance structure by confirming the appointments of five regional directors.

Can last season’s UEFA Champions League winner and giant of European football, Bayern Munich, replicate its success in basketball? Matt Cutler looks at the resurgence of the German team as a force on the court and asks its managing director, Marko Pesic, how he has gone about creating a sustainable financial model for the project.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has suspended the Japanese Basketball Association (JBA) amid a number of issues, including the ongoing dispute between the country’s competing domestic leagues.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has announced the host cities for the five editions of its Final Four end-of-season men’s basketball showpiece from 2017 through 2021.

National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner Adam Silver has slammed comments from new National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) executive director Michele Roberts that the league’s salary cap is unfair and “un-American”.

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.