SA Basketball League set for launch - 22 Mar 2013
Fikile Mbalula, the sports minister, is set to launch South Africa’s new basketball league today in Johannesburg. read more
Basketball News Articles
NBA fans treated to unlimited stat access - 18 Feb 2013
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has launched a new digital platform, which aims to provide fans with previously unprecedented levels of access to the statistics behind the sport with the development of NBA.com/Stats. read more
Silver to replace Stern at NBA in 2014 - 29 Oct 2012
David Stern has informed the NBA’s Board of Governors that he will step down as NBA Commissioner on 1st February, 2014, 30 years to the date he took over the position. Stern also announced that the Board of Governors voted unanimously to accept his recommendation that Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver succeed him as Commissioner. read more
NBA & Kitbag launch online store in Africa - 15 Aug 2012
The NBA has announced a multi-year partnership with online sports retailer Kitbag to launch the league’s official online store for Africa, as well as Europe and the Middle East. read more
NBA stars set for Manchester clash - 27 Feb 2012
The USA Basketball team, which includes NBA stars LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, will play a friendly against Great Britain in Manchester, on 19th July - a day after the women's teams clash. read more
Teams make cases ahead of Beyond Sport Summit - 30 Sep 2011
The four teams hoping to win the Beyond Sport Team of the Year Award in Cape Town in December made their cases to a distinguished audience of more than 250 influential figures from the world of sport at Beyond Sport United at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday. read more
EPL clubs take on NBA & NFL in New York - 20 Sep 2011
Leading English Premier League clubs Liverpool FC and Manchester City will go head to head with the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles and the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies in New York on 27th September. read more
Teams to gather at Beyond Sport United - 19 Aug 2011
An array of the most influential sports teams from across the world are set to gather at Beyond Sport United – a unique event that will bring together the greatest gathering of sports teams ever assembled to address their role in triggering positive social change in the communities they serve. read more
Wheelchair basketball plans schedule - 23 Mar 2011
The Sasol Team South Africa men’s wheelchair basketball squad has announced it will participate in a series of tournaments as part of its build up to the London 2012 Paralympic Games qualifying. read more
All-adidas campaign launched - 17 Mar 2011
Sports brand adidas has launched its highly anticipated ‘all-adidas’ campaign – the largest advertising campaign in the brands history will, for the first time, combine the three sub-brands, adidas Sport Performance, adidas Originals, and adidas Sport Style. read more
Adidas all-in for new campaign - 15 Mar 2011
Global sports brand Adidas has announced it’s latest campaign, the biggest in the brands history – ‘all adidas’. read more
NBA to help develop basketball in South Africa - 22 Feb 2011
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has teamed up with the Royal Bafokeng Nation (RBN) for a strategic partnership, with the intention of creating a comprehensive basketball development programme in the North West Province of South Africa. read more
NBA LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL APP - 16 Nov 2010
The National Basketball Association has launched an international version of its mobile application NBA Game Time as it looks to bring basketball to mobile devices in over 200 countries for the first time. read more
FIBA CHAMPIONSHIPS DRAWS HUGE AUDIENCE - 13 Sep 2010
The 2010 FIBA World Basketball Championships have had impressive viewing figures with nearly one billion people expected to have watched the tournament in over 180 countries. read more
FIBA launches Facebook app - 05 Aug 2010
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has launched a new Facebook app for basketball fans around the world to generate online buzz around the upcoming World Championship in Turkey which starts on 28th August. read more
Bryant visits Nike football project - 28 Jun 2010
USA Basketball player Kobe Bryant visited Nike’s Football Training Center located in the heart of Soweto, South Africa to help inspire future players. read more
Scandal-hit Woods still top of Forbes rich list - 05 Feb 2010
Despite the impact of his adultery scandal and many of his corporate sponsors terminating their associations, world number one golfer Tiger Woods remains the richest athlete in the world according to the second annual ‘Fab 40’ list released by business magazine Forbes. read more
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