After years of player advocacy and fan pressure, the WNBA is making a major change in team travel. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced the league’s commitment to providing full-time charter flights for all WNBA teams starting this season, according to the Associated Press. “The goal is to provide a full-time charter flight service for the upcoming
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The Pac-12 women’s basketball postseason begins today in Las Vegas with a competitive slate of teams in the conference tournament. The intense competition of the league, in its last year, makes the event ripe for upsets and exciting finishes. While Stanford enters the tournament at No. 1, three of its losses this season came during
Ahead of Game 3 of the WNBA Finals, the league announced the 2-23 All-WNBA Teams. Voting took place at the conclusion of the regular season. Selections were made without regard to position. Players received five points for each first team vote and three points for each second team vote. A national panel of sportswriters and
The New York Liberty (24-6) took down the league-leading Las Vegas Aces 82-63 in the third annual WNBA Commissioner’s Cup competition Tuesday night. Liberty forward/center Jonquel Jones earned the MVP award with 16 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. Teammate Marine Johannès scorched the Aces from three-point land with five three-pointers at Michelob Ultra Arena
Towering forward Jordan Hunt joins Surrey Scorchers from New Zealand NBL side Hawke’s Bay Hawks ahead of the 2023/24 season. The two-time NBL champion and FIBA Asia Cup (2022) medallist started his career in his hometown of Wellington, New Zealand, before moving to the United States to play college basketball at Sothern Oregon Raiders. During
The Las Vegas Summer League continues with eight more games but only four games for the evening slate. So, we’ll be taking a look at the later four-game slate for DraftKings DFS managers. As the summer league keeps going, the choices become more difficult because we have to dig into the nitty gritty names that
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Across YouTube and SkySports, British Basketball League viewership increased by over 200% over the course of the 2022/23 season. Significantly increased interest around the Play-Offs, saw a 377% rise in viewership compared to last season. Video views live, on-demand and across social media jumped from 1.4 million to over 20 million. Record attendances were recorded
Leicester Riders have announced the signing of 6’8” forward Samuel Idowu. The former GB U20s star spent his three college years in NCAA Division One with Saint Peter’s University. Iwodu starred for the Peacocks in helping them win the program’s first ever national postseason tournament championship in 2017. Idowu averaged 16.1 pts in his first
The British Basketball League is delighted to announce the appointment of Elliot Stein as the League’s new Commercial Director. Elliot joins the British Basketball League with exceptional experience within the sports business sector, having most recently held the position of Director of Business Development at B+A. During this time he cultivated relationships with clients such
Today, during the Bloomberg Invest conference, Bloomberg’s Scarlet Fu asked WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert about the possibility of the league playing a game in Saudi Arabia in light of recent news of the merger of Saudi-backed LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. The full article and video of the interview are paywalled. Here is the
Keep track of all the British Basketball League club signings that have happened over the summer below, and click to read more about each individual signing! As we keep progressing through a busy summer, be sure to check back to this page for more updates on new players! Bristol Flyers Ins – Outs – Caledonia
Topline NBA Commissioner Adam Silver hinted, once again, at expanding the country’s second-biggest pro league Sunday night, marking one of Silver’s most direct confirmations the league is looking to branch out beyond its current 30 teams, as speculation builds around two new teams in Seattle and Las Vegas. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver hinted at expanding
LONDON, UK: The British Basketball League is pleased to announce that former London Lions star Paige Robinson has joined the league as its new Marketing Assistant following the conclusion of the Women’s British Basketball League 2022/23 season. Paige joins the League’s marketing department following a highly successful on-court career, which has seen her pick up
Following an epic conclusion to the British Basketball League season at The O2, the league is delighted to share its new formats for the 2023/24 season. The change of format sees the introduction of an All-Star Game which will take place next March. Additionally the formats for the entire calendar, including the Play-offs, has been
The WNBA announced the following today: The WNBA announced today that it has rescinded the Las Vegas Aces’ 2025 first-round draft pick for violating league rules regarding impermissible player benefits and suspended Las Vegas head coach Becky Hammon for two games without pay for violating league and team Respect in the Workplace policies. Due to
UK BREAKING CREWS GULLY SQUAD AND BREAKERSPRO TO ALSO FEATURE IN ACTION-PACKED AFTERNOON OF SHOWSTOPPING BASKETBALL ON SUNDAY MAY 14TH AT O2 ARENA. LONDON, UK: With less than three weeks until the British Basketball League Play-Off Finals, the league has confirmed a star-studded line of entertainment for the final showpiece event of the British Basketball
The British Basketball League are delighted to announce the appointment of Jose Garnes as its new Chief Content Officer. Garnes joins the league having most recently spent three and a half years as Head of Content at SailGP, where he led the competitions content team. He was responsible for overseeing all aspects of SailGP’s content,
The WNBA announced the following today: NBA League Pass, the WNBA’s live game streaming platform, will broaden its content offering by providing subscribers at no additional cost access to 25 of the 30 basketball games to be played this winter by Athletes Unlimited (AU), the network of professional women’s sports leagues that includes basketball, the
After an exciting holiday season with nine games in the BBL Championship, the All-Star 5 is paced by a pair of guards who were instrumental in scoring crucial wins for the bottom two teams, alongside a duo from Cheshire Phoenix who ended 2022 with a big victory in the North West derby. Javion Hamlet –
With Giannis Antetokounmpo winning the 2021 NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award, we take a look back at every All-Star MVP award winner in league history! #KiaAllStarMVP Subscribe to the NBA: Full Game Highlights Playlist: For news, stories, highlights and more, go to our official website at Get NBA LEAGUE PASS:
The British Basketball League (BBL) announces the appointment of Aaron Radin as the league’s Chief Executive Officer. Following an extensive recruitment process carried out by the league’s board of directors, Radin’s appointment comes at a crucial moment for the BBL as the league looks to accelerate its growth to achieve its full potential. Radin moves
With Kawhi Leonard winning the 2020 NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award, we take a look back at every All-Star MVP award winner in league history! Subscribe to the NBA: Full Game Highlights Playlist: For news, stories, highlights and more, go to our official website at Get NBA LEAGUE PASS:
New Orleans Pelicans guard Kira Lewis Jr. has been assigned to the Birmingham Squadron, the team’s NBA G League affiliate. Lewis Jr., who was drafted by New Orleans with the 13th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, has appeared in 78 games over two seasons and holds careers averages of 6.2 points, 1.4 rebounds
Another exciting round in Spain, with some thrillers and also severe punishments. Justinian Jessup was crowned MVP of this round thanks to his brilliant game against Real Madrid, which was defeated by Casademont Zaragoza with 28 points by the American forward. Aday Mara, the Spanish top prospect, scored 8 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and blocked
The Dallas Mavericks have assigned guard Jaden Hardy to the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. Hardy (6-4, 198) has played 10 minutes in two games with the Mavericks this season, posting two rebounds and one assist. The rookie will be with the Legends through their back-to-back at the Austin Spurs on Friday, Nov.
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Image: NBA 2K League The NBA 2K League, the official esports competition that’s a team effort of both the NBA and NBA 2K publishers Take-Two, has just “indefinitely disqualified” six players and a coach for their role in a betting scandal. According to a statement released by the league, an internal investigation has found that
The British Basketball League (BBL) are delighted to announce they have partnered with Brandvox as official broadcast partner for matches shown across its owned and operated channels throughout the 22/23 season. This exciting agreement will see Brandvox support the BBL with its live broadcast across platforms such as the ‘BBL Player’ and official YouTube channel,
The Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League have announced the staff that will serve in support of Head Coach Mike Gerrity for the 2022-23 season. Chris Darnell returns as Associate Head Coach and Kendall Chones returns as an Assistant Coach. New additions for 2022-23 include Omar Cook & D.J. Ham as Assistant Coaches, Daniel