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NBA (National Basketball Association)
NBA (National Basketball Association)
The National Basketball Association is the top men's basketball league in the United States.
Chairman / President
Adam Silver
CEO / Managing Director
Mark A. Tatum
CFO / Finance Director
David Harber
Industry
Sports, Entertainment
Website
nba.com
Headquarters address
645 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10022, United States
Year founded
1946
Sum Lai-ki and her Heep Yunn School teammates are heading to Singapore to take part in the NBA Rising Stars Invitational. Photo: Handout
Jeremy Lin

Hong Kong school’s pride at being invited to play in NBA Rising Stars event

Heep Yunn School to get opportunity to see what ‘absolute highest standard looks like’ in Singapore tournament.

Adam Silver

NBA ‘very much on schedule’ with European league plans says commissioner

Victor Wembanyama

NBA Finals: Wembanyama says Knicks’ win in Game 1 not complicated, ‘I was bad’

NBA Play-offs

New York Knicks aim to end 53-year title drought against Spurs in NBA Finals

New York franchise, who have not won since 1973, enter Finals on 11-game winning streak while young San Antonio side are ahead of schedule.

The New York Knicks have powered their way to their first Finals appearance since 1999, led by versatile point guard Jalen Brunson (right). Photo: TNS
Stephen Curry

NBA star Curry ends trainer free agency, signs with Chinese sportswear firm Li Ning

Golden State Warriors guard announces deal on social media, hails partnership with company ‘rooted in sports and innovation’.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Backrooms actor Robert Bobroczkyi, who’s 7ft 7 inches tall

It may be summer, but horror films are all the craze right now, the latest being Backrooms starring Chiwetel Ejiofor – but who is the actor playing Pirate Clark?

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NBA Play-offs

Wembanyama eyes ‘childhood dream’ after helping Spurs stun Thunder in NBA playoffs

Frenchman’s 22-point haul is cornerstone of another superb display as San Antonio stun reigning champions to clinch Western Conference Finals.

San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama reacts after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in game seven of the NBA Western Conference finals on Saturday. Photo: Imagn Images
Victor Wembanyama

Wembanyama’s dominant showing in Spurs win attributed to Shaolin Temple stint

French NBA star spent 10 days with monks in China last June, when he learned kung fu and meditation in system centred on focus and balance.

Victor Wembanyama

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander repeats as NBA MVP

First guard to win consecutive awards since Steph Curry and 14th player in league history with back-to-back titles.

Crime

Ex-NBA player Jones to plead guilty in gambling sweep that saw over 30 arrests

Former teammate of LeBron James charged with cashing in on rigged poker games, giving sports bettors non-public injury information about stars.

Damon Jones is likely to be become the first person to plead guilty in a gambling sweep that led to the arrests of reputed mobsters and other basketball figures. Photo: TNS
Fiba

NBA checking bids from potential team owners for new Euro league, eye 2027 start

Association and game’s world governing body sorting through interest from 12 cities in UK, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Greece and Turkey.

Serbia’s Nikola Jokic is just one of a number of European players making an impact in the NBA. Photo: Getty Images
Victor Wembanyama

Wembanyama named NBA MVP finalist for first time, with Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic

Spurs forward would be youngest player to win and eighth foreigner if he were to win; is also a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Stars reveal what’s in their bag for Louis Vuitton’s new campaign

Leading men like rapper Future and NBA’s LeBron James reveal the personal essentials they carry daily in their Speedy P9s, conceived of by Pharrell Williams.

Jeremy Lin

City school invited to compete in NBA Rising Stars Invitational for first time

Jeremy Lin and Lauren Jackson will attend the week-long event in Singapore to support the 12 boys’ and 12 girls’ high-school teams.

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NBA Rising Stars Invitational held its inaugural event in Singapore last June. Photo: NBA
Fame and celebrity

Meet 20-year-old Olivier Rioux, the tallest basketball player in the world

The Canadian-born Florida Gators basketball player stands at a staggering 236cm – taller than Gheorghe Mureşan, Manute Bol and Sun Mingming.

Olivier Rioux is entering the transfer portal after debuting with the Florida Gators in 2025. Photo: @olivier.rioux/Instagram
Celebrity children

Meet Shaquille O’Neal’s youngest daughter Me’Arah, who just broke dad’s record

The 19-year-old, who now plays at the collegiate level for the Florida Gators, has been called the ‘best hooper in the family’ by her brother Shareef.

NBA Europe gets US$1 billion bids, with more than 120 investors showing interest

Competition set up by NBA and world governing body Fiba is set to tip off in 2027 with 16 teams, 12 of which will be permanent franchises.

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Fame and celebrity

Everything to know about Coco Jones – who performed at the Super Bowl

The former Disney star and Grammy-winning artist performed at the NFL Super Bowl pregame show alongside Charlie Puth and Fred Beam.

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Coco Jones attends the 68th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 1, in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Getty Images
Chinese Basketball Association

Chinese players lack ‘survival instinct’ needed to thrive in NBA, Yao says

Former Houston Rockets star tells mainland TV show he thinks the safety net provided to Chinese players at home has negative impact.

Yi Jianlian

Chinese prospect Yang Hansen makes NBA Rising Stars team at All-Star Weekend

The Portland Trail Blazers player joins Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, VJ Edgecombe and Kon Knueppel at the three-game mini-tournament.

LeBron James misses out as an NBA All-Star Game starter for first time in 21 years

The 10 starters comprise of five players from the Western Conference and five from the Eastern Conference.

LeBron James (right) has been named as an All-Star Game starter in every season since 2005. Photo: AFP
Fiba

EuroLeague boss slams NBA’s ambitious European plan as ‘bit of a broken record’

‘We know how Europe functions,’ says league CEO as US body starts pitch to investors, clubs with a target start of October next year.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver was in Berlin on Thursday to watch the Orlando Magic (blue) beat the Memphis Grizzlies 118-111 at Uber Arena. Photo: dpa
United States

US charges 26 people with rigging college, Chinese basketball games

Prosecutors said the scheme involved 39 players, millions of dollars in wagers on fixed games and hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.

Fiba

NBA targets US$1 billion team valuations as it courts investors for Europe league

Proposed competition, which could start as soon as next year, would comprise 12 franchises, with the NBA retaining 50 per cent ownership.

Grant Chum

Dallas Mavericks to face Houston Rockets in NBA China Games in Macau in October

This year marks the second of a five-year deal to bring NBA teams to China, after first edition featured Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns.

The first edition last year featured the Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns. Photo: Karma Lo
Luka Doncic

Who are the NBA’s ‘most viewed’ players and where does rookie Cooper Flagg rank?

Nine of the list of 10 players most watched across the league’s social media platforms this season will be in action on Christmas Day.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James remains one of the most popular players in the NBA, but is he No 1? Photo: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Chauncey Billups

NBA tweaks its injury reporting rules, still wants changes to prop betting

Move comes about two months after arrests of Miami guard Terry Rozier and Portland coach Chauncey Billups on separate gambling-related charges.

LeBron James

Flagg makes NBA history with 42-point game, but laments Mavericks’ loss to Jazz

No 1 overall draft pick, who has averaged 25.7 points in the past seven games, becomes first 18-year-old to have a 40-point game.

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