The National Basketball Association and AEG, a unit of Anschutz Co., are planning at least a dozen arenas in China to take advantage of an increasing middle class with disposable income, the New York Times said.
The arenas may be the start of an NBA-branded league in China, the newspaper said. The 19,000-seat facilities may be located in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
The league and AEG, which runs or owns more than 90 arenas including the Staples Center in Los Angeles, will make modest cash investments and obtain substantial ownership stakes based on their expertise, the... More >
FIBA Europe has approved the venues and the format for basketball's top national team competitions next year, EuroBasket Women 2009 in Latvia and EuroBasket 2009 in Poland.
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Zed, a worldwide leader for digital entertainment, announced a new relationship to unveil a comprehensive NBA mobile package in t...More>
Mini-Basketball England has appointed the unique Molten 12-panel basketball as its official ball, an agreement which firmly establishes the Molten G-series ball as the sport’s...More>
THE NBL has finally secured television coverage for its upcoming season, although basketball fans may have to wait nearly a month into the competition to watch games live on F...More>
FIBA announced the launch of FIBA LiveStats, a new free-to-download software that enables every basketball association, club or fan the possibility to publish online live resu...More>
Disgraced U.S. basketball referee Tim Donaghy, who admitted to betting on games he officiated and passing on inside information to bookies, was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 mont...More>
The 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball for Men begins in Nanjing, China, tomorrow and will be broadcast in over a record 80 territories.
This event is the final FIBA preparation tou...More>
