Tom Friend

LAS VEGAS -- The second iteration of the Emirates NBA Cup semifinals drew more deafening crowds than expected Saturday, a minor surprise considering

The influence of the institutional investments in sports was undeniable in 2024. Across multiple leagues and nearly two dozen teams, these investments provided an infusion of cash into sports that has been building for years and became a tidal wave this year. It propelled The Private Equity Investor to the top of SBJ’s Most Influential People in Sports Business list for 2024.

The NBA and the NBPA officially unveiled a novel four-team tournament format for the Feb. 16 All-Star Game in San Francisco.

With his mood changed after a conciliatory NBA Cup weekend in Las Vegas, TNT’s Charles Barkley said Wednesday he still could leave for NBC and Amazon if he finds out his workload next season at ABC/ESPN and TNT is too exorbitant.

The Cavaliers G League franchise, the Cleveland Charge, has signed a jersey patch partnership with Rocket Mortgage, a company that is simultaneously owned by Cavaliers governor Dan Gilbert.

It took Christmas falling on a Wednesday to crystallize the rivalry, but the fact that the NFL is streaming a midweek doubleheader of Chiefs-Steelers

No one ever called him Air Barkley when he played, but On-Air Barkley is a viewing (and listening) experience like no other.

Rick Welts — the former Seattle SuperSonics ball boy who ended up running two franchises and a team, brainstormed the league's first All-Star Weekend

No one thought this day would ever come — an NBA team riding a WNBA team’s coattails — but that’s how Caitlin Clark has changed the world.

Rick Welts — the former Seattle SuperSonics ball boy who ended up running two NBA franchises and a WNBA team, brainstormed the league’s first All-Star Weekend of 1984, marketed the 1992 Dream Team and got Chase Center greenlit — has another job in him: CEO of the Dallas Mavericks.