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League officials will explore releasing two schedules based around its national TV games and integrating future series models to help network partners.

The sports tech company, owned by former Tampa Bay Lightning executive Angelina Lawton, wants up to $25 million to target acquisitions.

The decision comes after Canada-U.S. border restrictions were extended due to Covid-19

Antetokounmpo helped grow revenue from $179 million to roughly $280 million per season, and the team’s attendance shot from 27th to 17th in the league in 2019.

The 2019 NBA Finals MVP will also hold two board of directors seats after joining X2 as part of a Series D funding round.

Bryan Zuriff, the co-creator and producer of the Match golf event, tells CNBC the event could take place every year, replacing the historic Skins Game.

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat Sunday, giving them their 17th championship title.

NBA players have until June 24 to commit to playing in the upcoming basketball restart. Players who choose to participate in the upcoming season will be subject to strict coronavirus guidelines.

The Brooklyn Nets have waived swingman David Nwaba, who was lost for the season recently because of a ruptured right Achilles tendon. The move Friday frees up a roster spot for a Nets team that has lost a season-high four straight games while playing without injured starters Kyrie Irving and Caris LeVert. Nwaba was injured Dec. 19 in a loss…

The New York Knicks have fired head coach David Fizdale, two league sources tell News 4. Fizdale’s departure comes one day after the Knicks lost to the Denver Nuggets 129-92 Thursday night, bringing the team to 4-18 this season. Fizdale was the Memphis Grizzlies coach before he was hired by The Knicks in May 2018 after agreeing to terms, according...

Dwyane Wade responded to social media users who criticized the appearance of his 12-year-old son, Zion Malachi Airamis, in a recent family photo. The retired NBA star dismissed what he described as “post-Thanksgiving hate” in a tweet over the weekend. “Stupidity,” Wade wrote, is a part of “this world we live in — so I get it.” “But here’s the...

How much are a college athlete’s name, image and likeness worth? And who would want to pay for them? The questions are front and center now that the NCAA, pressured by individual states that have started acting on their own, has taken a major step toward allowing athletes to make money off their fame. Deciding to reverse the prohibition on...

Under Armour founder Kevin Plank will step down as CEO in the new year to become the company’s executive chairman and brand chief. Patrik Frisk, who became president and chief operating officer two years ago, will be the athletic gear company’s second CEO since it was founded in 1996. The 56-year-old Frisk will report to Plank and will take a...

The Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets are heading home from China, their roles as unwitting participants in a geopolitical drama that neither team had any role in starting or escalating now over. The Nets beat the Lakers 91-77 in Shenzhen, China on Saturday, capping a two-game preseason series in China that was overshadowed by the fallout from a tweet...

As the NBA continues to deal with the fallout from an executive’s controversial tweet, a man says he and his wife were kicked out of a Philadelphia 76ers game after showing their support for protesters in Hong Kong.

The NBA put out one statement reacting to Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s tweet in support of the Hong Kong protest movement. Depending on which language it was read in, the league’s words had very different meaning. A politically charged disagreement over Morey’s tweet that showed support for Hong Kong anti-government protesters got an additional wrinkle when the NBA...

Former NBA player Rick Fox has filed a lawsuit accusing business partners at the esports organization he co-founded of multiple instances of fraud and is seeking damages worth tens of millions of dollars.

Writer-director Spike Lee added to his New York Knicks collection by purchasing 13 items associated with his favorite team in a recent auction.

The Brooklyn Nets expect to wait a year before Kevin Durant plays for them. General manager Sean Marks said Tuesday the Nets are planning this season without the injured All-Star. He added Durant will have a say in determining when he’s ready.

Jerry West, the NBA legend who delivered championships to the Los Angeles Lakers as both a player and an executive, said, “It never ceases to amaze me the places you can go in this world chasing a basketball” as he was honored Thursday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Now a consultant with the Los Angeles Clippers, West marveled at...