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Seattle mayor joins Oak View Group in promising to turn KeyArena into world-class sports, music venue

Updated 4:15 p.m. Wednesday: Promising to build a world-class arena, and with it potentially lure an NBA or NHL team to Seattle,… Read More

Steve Ballmer’s sad face becomes a meme after Clippers lose playoff game to Jazz

There’s never a dull moment watching Steve Ballmer watch his basketball team. The former Microsoft CEO and Los Angeles Clippers owner… Read More

Golden State Warriors launch Facebook Messenger bot for fans to use during NBA Playoffs

Golden State Warriors fans now have a new tech-powered assistant at their disposal during the NBA Playoffs. The Bay Area-based… Read More

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Sonic Boom? Why the tech industry should care about Seattle’s efforts to revive its NBA team

Editor’s Note: Jeff Shulman, a University of Washington Foster School of Business marketing professor, hosts Seattle Growth Podcast. His second season explores… Read More

LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer says software can enable new camera angles for NBA games

Steve Ballmer is still big on the idea of using technology to give NBA fans new perspectives while they watch games. The… Read More

NY Knicks nix music and video during game — does NBA basketball look and sound better this way?

Sneakers squeaking on the hardwood and the “string music” made by a basketball going through the net were the defining… Read More

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Week in Geek: NBA goes big into eSports, and free shipping is costing Amazon big time

If you’re an eSports skeptic, hold onto your hats: the NBA announced this week that it is adding eSports teams… Read More

NBA to create professional eSports league with NBA 2K, could be ‘huge money-maker’

The NBA is going big with eSports. The league is creating the first-ever NBA eSports league in partnership with Take-Two, makers of the popular… Read More

NBA to live stream a game on Facebook Live for first time, but only to users in India

The NBA will live stream a game on Facebook for the first time, but only to users in India. The league… Read More

Video: Former NBA stars Shaq, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith talk tech, politics, hoops at CES

LAS VEGAS — It was so much fun we had to do it again. GeekWire just reunited with Shaquille O’Neal, Charles… Read More

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver predicts how we’ll watch basketball in 5 years

LAS VEGAS — Over the past several decades, technology has changed the way NBA fans listen and watch games, from radios… Read More

Watch Steve Ballmer turn up the volume on ‘Conan’ as he talks Bill Gates and slam dunks

Ex-Microsoft CEO and current Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is nothing short of a fun interview, as he’s proven… Read More

Here are the live shows the NBA will stream on Twitter, as 2016-17 season tips off today

As the 2016-17 season kicks off today, the NBA revealed more details about the two weekly shows it will stream… Read More

NBA installs special cameras inside arenas for new ‘Mobile View’ streaming feature on League Pass

The NBA wants to make it easier for fans to watch games on the go. The league today announced a… Read More

NBA will broadcast one game per week in virtual reality after inking deal with NextVR

Virtual reality in sports took another step forward on Thursday as the NBA announced that it will air one game… Read More

NBA star Steph Curry sounds off on robotic referees, Colin Kaepernick, the election, and sports tech

SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry loves Instagram, supports Hillary Clinton, and wants robotic referees — if only to prevent him… Read More

NBA reportedly nearing $250M deal with sports data firms Sportradar and Second Spectrum

Bloomberg reported Friday that the NBA is nearing a 6-year, $250 million deal with sports data companies Sportradar and Second… Read More

NBA inks deal with Facebook to live stream USA Basketball exhibition games

Just a few days after inking a streaming deal with Twitter, the NBA today announced a similar partnership with Facebook.… Read More

Twitter inks streaming deal with NBA for pre-game shows, but no games

Twitter inked another live-streaming deal today, and this time it’s with the NBA. The two companies announced a partnership to… Read More

Owner Steve Ballmer shares his vision for an online streaming service run by the Clippers

Reports surfaced last month revealing how Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and his team are considering a new digital video service that… Read More

Steve Ballmer says it’s ‘important’ to keep wanting NBA in Seattle, but it’s not likely to happen soon

Steve Ballmer’s dream of owning an NBA franchise was realized in 2014 when he took over the Los Angeles Clippers.… Read More

Virtual reality may have helped make Kevin Durant a true reality for Golden State Warriors

Embed from Getty Images The Golden State Warriors lured Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant away from the Thunder by offering him… Read More

Report: Twitter in talks with NBA, MLS, Turner about digital sports streaming rights

Twitter is in talks with the NBA, MLS and Turner Broadcasting about streaming rights for sports content, according to a report… Read More

NBA Players’ Association launches new Technology Summit to help create post-career opportunities

Embed from Getty Images Andre Igoudala wants more NBA players to get involved with the tech world. Igoudala, the Golden State… Read More

Steve Ballmer wants the LA Clippers to have their own streaming service

The NBA Finals are behind us, but LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is still on a mission to upend how games… Read More

Here’s how to watch 360-degree videos of the NBA Finals, powered by Samsung and Twitter

NBA fans will get to watch 360-degree videos during pre- and post-game action of this year’s Finals showdown between Golden… Read More

Sacramento Kings will become first NBA team to use chatbots for fan communication

The Sacramento Kings, led by owner and former tech executive Vivek Ranadive, are certainly one of the most tech-savvy franchises in… Read More

Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen delivers ‘powerful’ speech to team after season-ending loss

Some professional sports franchise owners view their teams solely as an investment. For Paul Allen, the Portland Trail Blazers mean much… Read More

Here’s why the basketball world is talking about Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen today

Embed from Getty Images Thanks to Stephen Curry’s heroics, Paul Allen turned into a viral meme late Monday evening. Allen,… Read More

Paul Allen’s Portland Trail Blazers use Microsoft’s Cortana technology to sell tickets and engage fans

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen probably didn’t think that the company he co-founded would one day help his NBA team sell more tickets… Read More