NBA Ratings Jump on Draymond’s Heel Turn and a Third Splash Brother
LeBron James may be cooling his heels in the Maldives, but the absence of the NBA’s biggest superstar hasn’t put the freeze on the league’s playoff ratings, which are…
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NBA’s Most Underpaid Players Shine in First Round: Data Viz
The NBA playoffs typically showcase superstar players making the big bucks, but this year several underpaid, up-and-coming stars are making an impression. Using 2021-22…
NBA Player Health Care Fraud Case Expands to Charge Jazz Assistant Coach
The U.S. Justice Department announced on Wednesday an expansion of its criminal case against retired NBA players who are accused of submitting false invoices to health…
Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Says ‘Careful’ About Sports Spending
David Zaslav had a lot of ground to cover in his first earnings call as the helmsman of the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery, and while analysts mostly quizzed him on…
Kyrie vs Everyone in Boston Gives NBA Playoffs an 11-Year Lift
Supercharged by Sunday’s fractious Brooklyn-Boston opener and the Splash Brothers’ triumphant return to the postseason, the NBA playoffs are off to the hottest start in…
Warriors, Nets Have Advertisers Digging Deep for NBA Playoff Spots
LeBron James is sitting out the NBA playoffs for only the fourth time since he joined the league as the first overall pick in the 2003 draft, and while his absence will…
NFL Invests $320 Million in Fanatics as Part of $1.5 Billion Round
The National Football League has increased its investment in Fanatics, joining other leagues, players’ unions and team owners in the company’s recently reported $1.5…
Coach K Retires From Duke With $100 Million-Plus in Career Earnings
Mike Krzyzewski did not get his storybook ending, as the Duke Blue Devils fell to the North Carolina Tar Heels 81-77 Saturday night in the Final Four of the NCAA…
Ex-Agent’s NBA Player A.I. Tech Set to Expand to Soccer, Betting
Looking to make it as an NBA agent, Joshua Ebrahim would spend three to four days building reports around each client heading into free agency. “It was tedious, it was…
MSG Shuffles Executives on Sports and Entertainment Side
Madison Square Garden Entertainment announced Friday morning, via an SEC filing, that Andrew Lustgarten was stepping down as its president, effective April 1. But…
Suns Biyombo Using NBA Riches to Build Hospital in His Father’s Name
When Bismack Biyombo’s father died this past August from a COVID-related illness, it left a hole in the heart of the Phoenix Suns’ backup center. Francois Biyombo was…
Sporticast: Blue Check and NBA Tech With Twitter Exec
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams speak with Kelsey Bowers, a senior manager of U.S. sports partnerships at Twitter. The trio…
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