Plans for 25,000-capacity NBA basketball arena called London Colosseum Sport Business The capital is set to get a 25,000-capacity NBA basketball arena in the Olympic Park called the London Colosseum. Jericho Estates, Peacock Gym, Torch Sports and architects Chybik and Kristof have partnered to produce plans for the stadium, which will be near the London 2012 Olympic Stadium – currently used by Premier League club West [...]
London Celebrates 3×3 Basketball with a One Day Pop-Up Partner London Sports Festival is set to bring the energy of street basketball to the capital with a 3×3 basketball pop-up event in Paternoster Square. With only two weeks to go, here’s how you can participate in the one-day event on 26 May. Transforming one of central London’s most iconic public spaces into a dynamic 3×3 basketball [...]
Quarter of Brits planning trip to watch US sport matches stateside Sport Business Nearly a quarter of British sports fans have said they plan to head to the United States to watch live sport as the home of NFL and NBA continues to drive fandom around the world. Nearly 40 per cent of UK sports fans have attended a live match in one of the NFL, NBA, MLB, [...]
NBA-EuroLeague talks at an impasse, adding uncertainty to bidding process May 1, 2026 With a former NBA man installed at the top of EuroLeague, conciliatory noises coming from both camps and fresh talks held this week about cooperation, the prospects of a peace deal between basketball’s two biggest club organisers looked to be better than ever. But following the meeting, at the headquarters of world governing body Fiba [...]
NBA and EuroLeague hold ‘constructive’ talks over NBA Europe cooperation April 28, 2026 The NBA and EuroLeague have held fresh talks aimed at finding a solution to their stand-off over the US giant’s plans to launch a European basketball league next year. No deal has been struck but the meeting, held in Switzerland today, is being seen as a step towards a peace deal that would pave the [...]
London Lions CEO: We’d love to be in NBA Europe but we have a reason to exist anyway April 15, 2026 London Lions CEO Lenz Balan on the club’s NBA Europe ambitions and the challenges of making British basketball financially sustainable. “I’m, like, an irrational optimist,” says London Lions CEO Lenz Balan as he explains why he views the impending arrival of an NBA Europe team on his patch as an opportunity, not a threat. The [...]
Formula E owners bid for NBA Europe’s London franchise April 6, 2026 Formula E’s majority stakeholder has bid to buy the London franchise in the upcoming NBA Europe project, according to reports. The London franchise was the most sought after team when the period to submit non-binding bids to express an interest closed last week. NBA sources stated that they had received multiple bids of $1bn across [...]
NBA and EuroLeague line up fresh talks over compromise deal April 2, 2026 The NBA and EuroLeague are set for further meetings, perhaps as soon as next week, amid growing hopes of a resolution to their rift over a new European basketball league. The US giant and its European counterpart had been at loggerheads for months over the plans for NBA Europe to launch in 2027 and potentially [...]
NBA Europe: Bids top $1bn as London team proves hottest property – sources April 1, 2026 The NBA and its advisors have received several bids in excess of $1bn for teams in its proposed European league, according to sources close to the process. The US basketball league and its advisors, JP Morgan and the Raine Group, have begun sifting through non-binding offers for the 12 permanent franchises in the new competition [...]
NBA Europe to copy The Hundred sale process as bid deadline arrives March 31, 2026 The NBA will borrow from English cricket’s playbook when its plans to launch a European league in 2027 take another step forward this week. Potential investors including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, RedBird Capital and Qatar Sports Investments have until midnight on Tuesday New York time to lodge their bids for one of the 12 [...]