Sports legend LeBron James speaking at the CNBC Game Plan Summit in New York City on July 16, 2026. Shea Kastriner | CNBC Superstar athlete LeBron James teased an upcoming partnership with prediction market platform Polymarket in a social media post on Saturday. James posted a 14-second video on social media platform X that appeared…
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert talks to media during a press conference before the AT&T WNBA All-Star Game 2026 on July 25, 2026 at United Center in Chicago, IL. Melissa Tamez | National Basketball Association | Getty Images WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will retire at the end of 2026, the league announced on Friday. The decision…
The NBA on Wednesday said it had suspended Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer for one year as part of a broad array of sanctions on the basketball team and two senior executives for violating the league’s salary cap circumvention rules related to star player Kawhi Leonard and four companies that did business with the…
A detailed view of a hand holding a Fanduel Sports Network branded microphone during an interview after the Detroit Pistons defeated the Boston Celtics at Little Caesars Arena on February 26, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. Nic Antaya | Getty Images Main Street Sports, the now-defunct owner of a portfolio of regional sports networks, is suing…
Washington Commanders managing partner Josh Harris signs a Commanders helmet while joined by Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during a news conference on construction of a new Commanders stadium in Washington, April 28, 2025. Win McNamee | Getty Images Get the CNBC Sport newsletter directly to your inbox The CNBC Sport…
The record-breaking sale of the Los Angeles Lakers is being felt far beyond Hollywood. The pending $12.5 billion sale by Mark Walter to Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger will have a big impact on all NBA team valuations. If the sale is approved, the average value of an NBA team would increase 21% to $6.68…
University of Connecticut women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma said WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert should try to shift the league’s dialogue away from transgender issues because fans don’t want to watch “another protest movement.” “Nobody’s coming to watch another political statement. They’re not. They’re coming to watch a basketball game,” Auriemma said in a CNBC Sport…
Joshua Kushner, left, founder of Thrive Capital, and former Disney CEO Bob Iger during the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 10, 2026. Getty Images (L) | CNBC (R) The Los Angeles Lakers have sold — again. Less than a year after buying a controlling ownership stake in the…
Mitchell Robinson of the New York Knicks dunks the ball during game six of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs at the Wells Fargo Center on May 2, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tim Nwachukwu | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images The YES Network and MSG Networks will soon have a new streaming home. The…
WNBA players sent a message to the league ahead of their All-Star Game in Indianapolis Saturday: “Pay us what you owe us.” All of the players on Team Clark and Team Collier wore shirts with the message as they warmed up in front of a sold-out crowd of over 16,000 attendees and millions more viewers…
