UPDATED with second Utah player diagnosed, 10 AM: A second player on the Utah Jazz has been positively diagnosed with coronavirus, a day after the NBA suspended game play after Wednesday night’s games until further notice.
The NBA has said use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the…
Media stocks were smacked Thursday as the NBA’s suspended rest of season focused investors on a potential ad slump and accelerated cord cutting with trading halted temporarily for the second time this week as the market plunged.
“The only reason to have a multichannel video bundle is literally disappearing, at least…
Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Hockey League (NHL) have temporarily limited access to locker rooms to players and essential staff due to coronavirus fears.
"After consultation with infectious disease and public health experts, and…
UPDATED with NCAA report:
The NCAA's worst-case scenario for staging its March Madness tournaments in the time of coronavirus would be barring spectators from games, with players screened for illness before competing, the association's chief medical officer Brian Hainline told The Wall Street Journal Saturday.
The…
Turner Sports said its coverage of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game, simulcast live on TNT and TBS from Chicago’s United Center, drew an average of 7.3 million viewers, an 8% increase over last year’s game. That made it the night’s most-watched program on all of cable TV.
The annual midseason showcase, capping a full…
EXCLUSIVE:On Point, a 10-part docuseries about AAU basketball featuring appearances by NBA stars Kevin Durant, Steph Curry and Zion Williamson, will premiere on Crackle Plus in February.
Screen Media said it has acquired North American rights to the show, which is produced by Peter Berg and Film 45 as well as by…
David Stern, the former commissioner of the National Basketball Association who helped fuel the sport’s popularity in overseas markets and among women, has died.
Stern died as a result of a brain hemorrhage he suffered approximately three weeks ago. His death was announced by the NBA. His wife, Dianne, and their…
The Los Angeles Clippers unwrapped a win against the rival Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night on ABC, topping Christmas Day in ratings. The primetime showdown earned a 1.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 5.67 million viewers and aired on ABC and ESPN, the capper to five NBA games that aired on Christmas…
Turns out Dwyane Wade knows how to shut down the opposition off the court as well as he did back in his Miami Heat days.
In an emotional and no-holds-barred series of social media posts, the NBA legend eviscerated the recent departure (aka he’s says “fired”) of his spouse Gabrielle Union from America's Got Talent and…
Bret Just, who has been instrumental in brokering jobs for NBA and college coaches and front office executives, is joining WME’s Sports department.
"We have long admired Bret for the business he has built. There is simply no one with his reputation, level of relationships and caliber of clients in the basketball…
EXCLUSIVE: A feature film about Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was named the NBA's MVP in June, is in the works for Disney+.
The upcoming streaming service has put Greek Freak (w/t), which will look at Antetokounmpo's early life and current career, into development from Disney's live-action film…
