Basketball

NEW YORK: DSG, a DICK’S Sporting Goods’ exclusive brand that provides performance clothing and gear for the entire family, and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Monday announced the launch of their girls’ apparel collection, marking the first-ever collaboration between the two brands.

Apr 04, 2020 16:04
NEW YORK: The WNBA has indefinitely postponed the start of its season because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 01, 2020 16:04
NEW YORK: “The Last Dance”, the 10-part documentary series on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ quest for a sixth NBA Championship in 1998, will debut on Netflix beginning Monday, 20 April with two new episodes weekly.  The series will also be available in the US on ESPN. 
Apr 01, 2020 15:04
NEW YORK: 2K, the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Tuesday announced the “NBA 2K Players Tournament,” an NBA 2K20 gameplay tournament between 16 current NBA players. 
Mar 27, 2020 19:03
MIES, Switzerland: FIBA has awarded the hosting rights for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 to Basketball Australia.  Basketball Australia and the Russian Basketball Federation were the two finalists bidding to host FIBA's women’s flagship event two years from now.
Mar 21, 2020 15:03
CHICAGO: For the first time since its creation in 1939, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament will not be played on the court.  Over the next few weeks, leading sports tech firm Stats Perform will leverage its AI capabilities and deep data to simulate all the action, including the upsets and Cinderella stories.
Mar 21, 2020 14:03
SAN FRANCISCO: NBA Star, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Spencer Dinwiddie and Cred, a California based licensed lender, have launched a partnership that will offer an alternative to traditional banking and allow NBA fans to earn interest on stablecoins and other crypto assets. 
Mar 21, 2020 12:03
WHILE THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic has suspended the 2019-20 NBA season, it has not lessened the league's global impact and reach. Over the past week, 18 NBA and WNBA players created public service announcement videos to share important health and wellness information about ways to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Those videos have generated more than 37 million views across the league's social media accounts.
Mar 12, 2020 12:03
NEW YORK: The NBA has suspended the 2019-20 season Wednesday until further notice. As too the NBA G League. The league took the measure following confirmation Wednesday that a player on the Utah Jazz team had preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus). 
Mar 05, 2020 18:03
MUMBAI: NBA India Thursday postponed the league’s dribble-a-thon event, which had been scheduled for Sunday, March 8 at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.  
Mar 05, 2020 18:03
MUMBAI: With the objective to grow the league’s fan base in India, the NBA’s all-new marketing campaign for the 2019-2020 season aims to recruit new fans through the existing fan community who serve as the league’s biggest evangelist. The campaign challenges audiences to sample at least one NBA game on Sony Ten1 & NBA League Pass and promises that they will keep coming back for more.