Basketball

When they wouldn’t let Larry Scott unify professional tennis, he turned his attention to college sport in the United States. As Commissioner he has turned the Pacific-10 conference into Pac-12, signed a $3-billion TV deal and set up a wholly owned media network. But, as he told Kevin Roberts, there’s a cloud on the horizon.

Joshua Harris, lead investor in NBA basketball franchise the Philadelphia 76ers and co-owner of NHL ice hockey team the New Jersey Devils, has become the latest speaker revealed for the seventh edition of the Leaders Sport Business Summit, which takes place in London on October 8-9.

Basketball Australia has appointed Anthony Moore as its new chief executive.

Steve Ballmer, the former chief executive of software giant Microsoft, has completed his takeover of NBA basketball franchise the Los Angeles Clippers.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has said it will appeal a US judge’s ruling that would allow universities to offer student athletes a limited share of revenue, a decision that overturns the NCAA’s stance of enforcing amateurism in college sports.

Fiba Americas, basketball’s governing body in the region, has awarded its 2015 Fiba Americas Championship to Mexico, with the country defeating rival bids from Brazil and Venezuela to host the national team tournament.

The North American NBA basketball league has confirmed that it will stage an exhibition game in South Africa next August.

The Sacramento Kings have emerged as the latest major league sports franchise to express an interest in securing a Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion team amid reports that the owners of the NBA basketball outfit will hold talks this week over acquiring USL Pro club Sacramento Republic.

Fiba Europe, the governing body for basketball in Europe, has received a record number of eight official bids from potential organisers of EuroBasket 2015, as it seeks to secure a replacement for Ukraine as host of its national team showpiece.

Washington, D.C., attorney Michele Roberts has said she is already focused on negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) after making history by being appointed the new executive director of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA).

A judge has backed the proposed $2bn (€1.5bn) sale of the NBA basketball league’s Los Angeles Clippers by the estranged wife of the franchise’s co-owner, Donald Sterling.

New York Knicks basketball star Carmelo Anthony has announced the creation of venture capital firm M7 Tech Partners.

Social networking website Facebook has appointed Dan Reed, president of the National Basketball Association’s Development League, as its head of global sports partnerships.

Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain, will be reduced to 17 teams for the 2014-15 season after the Bilbao Basket team was excluded from the competition.

Marc Lasry and Wesley Edens, the new owners of the Milwaukee Bucks, have received approval from the NBA basketball league for a number of individuals to join the franchise’s ownership group, including Teddy Werner, vice-president of business development for MLB baseball team the Milwaukee Brewers.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has admitted the Los Angeles Clippers may not have a new owner in place by the start of next season and revealed that the North American basketball league is considering introducing a new mid-season tournament.