The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced the 10th consecutive year of the RF Jr. NBA programme from Friday, July 22 which will feature free, nationwide basketball development clinics and tournaments for youth, coaches, and teachers.

NBA announces 10th consecutive junior's programme in India, to take place in 14 different cities

Listing world's most lucrative sports leagues after IPL media rights auction

Boston Celtics games were abruptly pulled from the Chinese internet Thursday after a center on the team, Enes Kanter, said on social media that the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, was a “brutal dictator,” citing his government’s repressive policies in Tibet.

Celtics games are pulled in China after Kanter’s pro-Tibet posts

The National Basketball Association (NBA) player Enes Kanter on Wednesday (October 20) slammed Chinese President Xi Jinping and branded him as a "brutal dictator" over China's treatment of Tibet.

'Dear brutal dictator Xi Jinping...': NBA player slams China over 'cultural genocide' in Tibet - Watch

NBA chief Adam Silver applauded the outcome of the Derek Chauvin murder trial on Tuesday, saying justice had been served against the former police officer found guilty of killing unarmed Black man George Floyd.

'Justice served': NBA, players praise Chauvin guilty verdict

The 2021 NBA Draft will be staged on July 29, one week after a possible seventh game of the NBA Finals, with the lottery for the top pick set for June 22. The league announced key dates on Monday for the annual allocation of rights for top NBA newcomers in a season forced later than usual into the year by the Covid-19 pandemic.

NBA Draft set for July 29 with lottery for top pick June 22

NBA commissioner Adam Silver says the league won't require players to be vaccinated against Covid-19, but if progress continues against the virus the league can play a normal schedule in "relatively full" arenas next season.

No Covid vaccine mandate for NBA players: commissioner

Several of the NBA’s best players are preparing to come back after missing most or all of last season. The list of returnees includes two former Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award winners and five players who were NBA All-Star selections as recently as two seasons ago.

Top players back in action in NBA as fresh season awaits

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Saturday the league expects to lose "several hundred million dollars" due to a row with China over a tweet by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey supporting Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters.

NBA loses 'hundreds of millions' in China over Hong Kong tweet

Former National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern, who oversaw explosive growth in the popularity of the game during his 30-year tenure, died on Wednesday at the age of 77, the league said.

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern dies at 77

Satnam Singh Bhamara, the first Indian player to be drafted in the National Basketball Association (NBA), was provisionally suspended on Saturday after failing doping tests conducted by the Indian anti-doping agency.

India's first NBA player suspended after failing dope test

Punishment will be meted out "sooner or later" to the NBA's commissioner for defaming China, state television said, as Beijing and the basketball league continue to grapple publicly.

Punishment awaits National Basketball Association's commissioner for defaming China: State media

The National Basketball Association (NBA) confirmed that it would go ahead with an exhibition game in Shanghai on Thursday that had looked in doubt after a team executive ignited a free speech row.

Shanghai game still on despite Hong Kong row: NBA

Chinese organisers on Wednesday cancelled a fan event on the eve of a National Basketball Association (NBA) exhibition game in Shanghai, the latest fallout in a growing dispute over a tweet by a team official supporting protests in Hong Kong.

Chinese organisers cancel NBA fan event amid free speech row

Duncan and Popovich formed one of the most successful duos in National Basketball Association history, accounting for the most wins ever by a player-coach combination at 1,001

Spurs coach Popovich bids farewell to Duncan