Basketball

WNBA names Dick’s Sporting Goods as retail partner (SportsPro Insider) US-based Dick’s Sporting Goods has become the official sporting goods retail partner of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) in a new multi-year deal starting from the league’s 2021 playoffs.

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Dick’s SG Becomes Official Sporting Goods Retail Partner Of The WNBA (SGB UPDATE)

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) announced that Dick’s Sporting Goods has been named an official marketing partner of the league beginning in 2021. Through this new multiyear agreement, Dick’s Sporting Goods will become the official sporting goods retail partner of the WNBA.

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

LA Lakers sew up ‘US$100m’ Bibigo jersey patch deal (SportsPro Insider) The Los Angeles Lakers have named Korean food company Bibigo as their new jersey patch sponsor in a multi-year deal.
Financial terms of the agreement were not made public, but the Los Angeles Times reports that Bibigo will pay the National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise more than US$100 million over five years.

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

J.J. Redick Announces Retirement On His Own Podcast, Plans To Take GMAT (SportTechie) J.J. Redick a laser-eye shooting guard for 15 NBA seasons - not to mention the league’s podcast pioneer – announced his retirement Tuesday on (no surprise) his own show, “The Old Man and the Three.’’

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

MKTG gets domestic sponsorship brief for 2022 Women’s Basketball World Cup (SportsPro Insider) The MKTG Sports and Entertainment agency has been unveiled as the official commercial partner for the 2022 Fiba Women’s Basketball World Cup.

Tuesday, September 21, 2021