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NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce Charged by SEC for Touting EMAX Tokens
17.2.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce for touting EMAX tokens and making misleading comments about unregistered crypto securities. The former Boston Celtics small forward agreed to settle the charges and pay the SEC $1.409 million....
Call Of Duty Is So Old It's Bridging Generations Of NBA Players
14.2.2023
The age difference between the NBA’s oldest and youngest players is so vast that someone who grew up playing the Super Nintendo can find themselves on the court alongside someone who grew up playing Fortnite.Read more
NBA Extends Partnership With Meta to Bring Basketball Games to the Metaverse
26.1.2023
The NBA has extended its current partnership with Meta to broadcast its games to the metaverse. The company announced that 52 games of the league will be available to be enjoyed using VR (virtual reality) tech, using Xtadium, a co-viewing platform. Five of these games will be presented in a more...
Bankruptcy Court Terminates FTX Naming-Rights Agreement for Miami Heat Arena
13.1.2023
A federal bankruptcy court in the U.S. has ended the FTX naming-rights agreement for Miami Heat’s basketball stadium. The sports venue was branded FTX Arena as part of a multi-year, multi-million dollar sponsorship deal between the now-bankrupt crypto exchange and Miami-Dade County in 2021....
A beginner's guide to NBA Top Shot NFTs
21.12.2022
The collective sales volume of NBA Top Shot NFTs has dropped 99% from its February 2021 peak
NFT Steez and Victor Solomon chat about building in Web3 and the Metaverse
2.12.2022
This week NFT Steez spoke to award winning artist Victor Solomon about basketball, the Metaverse, Web3 and his unique NFT collection
From Mercedes F1 to Miami Heat, Sports Teams Suspend FTX Sponsorships
13.11.2022
A string of organizations competing in various sports are pulling out of sponsorship deals with beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The coin trading platform had pledged millions of dollars to building up brand recognition among sports fans before it went bankrupt. FTX Sign Being Dismantled...
NBA Star Klay Thompson Calls NBA 2K's Marketing Guy A 'Clown'
19.10.2022
Golden State Warriors guard—and I’ll get this out of the way now, my favourite player currently in the NBA—Klay Thompson was watching ESPN the other day, and did not like what he saw.Read more
NBA 2K23: The Kotaku Review
20.9.2022
After I went down the river last year, I honestly didn’t think I’d be back here reviewing NBA 2K23. What could possibly be left to say, for a series whose relentless pursuit of player’s time and money “sucks the life out of the basketball itself”, and in 2022 just keeps on doing it?Read more
Sorare Enters Basketball Partnership with the NBA
9.9.2022
Sorare recently announced a partnership with the renowned sports governing institution, the NBA. The lucrative basketball deal will see Sorare representing the NBPA and the NBA through its fantasy sports game. The standout sports NFT platform will offer its services to basketball enthusiasts...
Free to Play Fantasy Basketball Game Coming in the Fall From Sorare and NBA - Validates Battle Infinity P2E
8.9.2022
Sorare, which offers an NFT-based soccer fantasy game, has partnered up with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in a multi-year deal. With the popularity this will bring to multiple play-to-earn (P2E) games, Battle Infinity is another P2E cryptocurrency that can benefit from the news. ...
Sorare Partners With NBA to Build a Licensed NFT Game
8.9.2022
Sorare, a French fantasy game startup, reached an agreement with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to build a non-fungible token (NFT) game under its license, allowing the company to use team names and player likenesses from the league. The company, which had already signed similar...
NBA to Develop NFT-Based Fantasy Basketball Game With Sorare
7.9.2022
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is to develop a digital collectibles-based fantasy basketball game alongside European non-fungible token (NFT) platform Sorare
Basketball star for a crypto launderer? Alexander Vinnik's lawyers considers prisoner swap: Report
6.9.2022
Though political tensions may be high between the U.S. and Russia, authorities still negotiated a prisoner swap of Trevor Reed for drug smuggler Konstantin Yaroshenko in April
Soccer Story Is A Sports Fantasy RPG That's Coming To Game Pass
12.8.2022
There’s a new RPG coming out this year, and it’s soccer-themed (which rules). Soccer Story is an open world game with turn based combat and real time soccer matches. Best of all, you’ll be able to grab it on the Game Pass once it’s released. Read more
Philippines Crypto Wallet Service Provider Coins.ph Partners With the PBA
7.6.2022
Another digital currency firm is making moves into the sports world as the Philippines crypto wallet service provider Coins.ph announced the company has partnered with the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The deal is the PBA’s first crypto partnership during its 47th season and...
NBA Playoff Teams As Anime Characters
9.5.2022
What started out as a casual ironic viewing of the NBA playoffs has quickly shifted into an unironic obsession, with the games becoming a must-watch priority in my life. Why the sudden change, you ask? I realized that the NBA is eerily like the many anime series I’ve watched. Read more
Ice Cube's Basketball League Is Taking on New 'Owners' via NFTs
6.5.2022
VaynerMedia CEO Gary Vaynerchuk and rapper, actor & BIG3 co-founder Ice Cube joined CoinDesk's "First Mover" to discuss decentralized sports team ownership via NFTs
Ice Cube’s Big3 Professional Basketball League Sells Team to a DAO for 25 NFTs
30.4.2022
Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) have been acquiring high ticket items over the last 12 months and on April 28, the Degods DAO revealed it acquired a Big3 professional basketball team called the “Killer 3s.” The Big3 professional basketball league was founded by...
NBA Launches Initiative Dedicated to Web3, Metaverse, and NFT Collectibles
16.4.2022
This week, the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced the launch of its own non-fungible token (NFT) initiative called “NBAxNFT.” According to the professional basketball league, the goal is to showcase “all things intersecting basketball and Web3, including NFTs...