Thunder Proof: The intricate business of OKC playoff T-shirts
A would-be Oklahoma City Thunder front office job listing:
Arizona’s Family launches single app for Suns and Mercury
The Suns and Mercury officially unveiled their concurrent direct-to-consumer product Friday, with the launch of the Arizona’s Family Sports streaming app.
Fire Burning: Inside Portland’s two-decade journey to bring the WNBA home again
Portland is allowed to call itself weird, but you can’t. Spring is headed to summer, which means they’re all mostly outdoors now — tree-hugging, bike-riding, downward-dogging, having vegan picnics in the park, racing to Powell’s Books to buy “How to Survive in the Woods.” Except for the night the Po...
Suns and Mercury extend OTA deals with Gray, sending message to the industry
In a move that should resonate across the NBA, the Suns and Mercury have extended their over-the-air broadcast deal with Gray Media through 2030 and have consolidated both team’s DTC apps under Gray’s control through an impending Arizona’s Family Sports App.
Houston Comets 2.0 is official, will bring Sun front office to Houston
Even with their name not officially trademarked, the Houston Comets made their reincarnation official Thursday, in a giddy press conference that also revealed the Sun’s front office staff will move with the players from Connecticut.
Fubo pulls its offers to NBA teams as local TV options dwindle
Fubo has withdrawn its multimillion-dollar offers to the 13 NBA teams searching for new local broadcast homes, SBJ learned Wednesday, leaving those franchises with one less option as they pursue single-year, stop-gap broadcast deals for the 2026-27 season.
Sacramento Kings name Sutter Health jersey patch sponsor
The Sacramento Kings have made Sutter Health their jersey patch sponsor with a wide-ranging deal that also installs Sutter Health physicians and orthopedists as the franchise’s team doctors.
NBA to invest $3B in NBA Europe to cover potential early losses
The NBA has adjusted the business model of its proposed standalone league in Europe, sources confirmed Thursday, by informing bidders last week that it will invest over $3B to offset potential early-stage losses and to keep the teams incentivized and solvent as they pursue profit margins.
Victory+ adds Atlanta Dream to its WNBA portfolio
Victory+ will stream the Atlanta Dream’s local games for free this season, a follow-up to its recent deal with the Lynx and more momentum as it solicits crucial financing from investors.
The Ted Turner stories are ‘Believe it or Nots’
The late TED TURNER, who made the term “Superstation” a household word, was a mogul, entrepreneur, champion yachtsman and … loose cannon.