Basketball

The DBB, basketball’s governing body in Germany, has confirmed that it will submit a bid to host the EuroBasket 2015 national team tournament, which is operated by the Fiba Europe division of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).

Ahead of this month’s Manila Masters, Rob Ridley looks at how 3x3 basketball could be set for a significant growth curve, helped by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)’s new tie-up with IMG.

Sports and athletic performance analysis companies Stats and Catapult have joined forces on a project to offer teams streamlined data on their athletes’ to aid injury prevention.

Fiba Europe, the governing body for basketball in Europe, has stripped the EuroBasket 2015 national team tournament from Ukraine, it was announced today.

The saga surrounding the ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers NBA basketball franchise will proceed to trial next month, with a court hearing set to determine whether Donald Sterling was correctly ousted as an administrator for the family trust that owns the team.

Donald Sterling will pursue a lawsuit against the National Basketball Association and will not approve the sale of his franchise, the Los Angeles Clippers, to Steve Ballmer.

Donald Sterling has signed off on the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers NBA basketball franchise to former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer for $2bn (€1.47bn).

Fiba Americas, which represents the International Basketball Federation in the American continent, has elected Usie Richards as its new president.

The National Basketball Association has cancelled its planned Tuesday hearing to terminate Donald Sterling’s ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers after confirming a deal for his estranged wife Shelly Sterling to sell the franchise to Steve Ballmer.

New NBA (National Basketball Association) Commissioner Adam Silver spoke exclusively to Matt Cutler about succeeding David Stern, his approach to leadership and international opportunities for the league.

Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has struck a deal to acquire the Los Angeles Clippers for a National Basketball Association franchise record price of $2bn (€1.5bn), but it remains unclear whether the takeover will be approved.

North American basketball league the NBA has announced that London and Mexico City will host regular-season games during its 2014-15 season.

A deal to transfer the ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers could be sealed this week after Bank of America was hired to broker the same of the National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise.

Disgraced Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has agreed to allow his wife Shelly Sterling to negotiate a forced sale of the NBA basketball franchise, according to ESPN.com.

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has become the first professional sports league in North America to establish an integrated marketing, media, grassroots and social responsibility programme.

The City of Sacramento has given the go ahead to plans to build and finance a new $477m (€348m) Entertainment and Sports Centre (ESC) for NBA basketball franchise Sacramento Kings.