National Basketball Association (NBA)

The Phoenix Suns have today (Tuesday) become the latest NBA basketball franchise to sign a jersey sponsorship deal through an agreement with global technology platform and digital payments firm PayPal

Bitmain Technologies-owned bitcoin mining company AntPool has signed a sponsorship deal with NBA basketball franchise the Houston Rockets

Budweiser parent company AB InBev has overcome decades of opposition to the use of athletes in beer commercials, after signing two new marketing deals with the NBA and MLB players associations.

German motor oil brand Liqui Moly has signed its largest ever US sports partnership, after inking a seven-figure deal with the Chicago Bulls.

Headphone brand Beats by Dre has signed a multi-year sponsorship and merchandise deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA)

The NBA is removing all colour restrictions on shoes for the first time in league history, a move that is likely to be a boon for footwear manufacturers

After spending $192.5m on renovating their stadium, the Atlanta Hawks will recoup almost all the investment after agreeing a naming-rights deal with insurance company State Farm, worth $175m.

The San Antonio Spurs were one of just nine NBA teams who did not feature a sponsor patch on their jerseys last season

Independent ticket marketplace Vivid Seats has entered into a partnership with NBA basketball team the Los Angeles Clippers

Global logistics company FedEx has enhanced its partnership with the Memphis Grizzlies by becoming the jersey sponsor of the NBA basketball team

North American basketball league the NBA has struck a pioneering deal that makes MGM Resorts International the official gaming partner of the organisation and the women’s WNBA.

Gaming products manufacturer HyperX has entered into a partnership with the NBA basketball league’s new esports competition, the NBA 2K League.

Major League Baseball and the NBA basketball league have opened talks over the sale of their stakes in daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel, respectively, but have maintained they are committed to their commercial partnerships with the firms.

The NBA basketball league’s new esports competition, the NBA 2K League, has agreed partnerships with US technology companies Dell and Intel.

Multinational oil and gas company ExxonMobil has signed multi-year partnerships with the Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets and Houston Rockets North American NBA basketball franchises.

Sports Sponsorship Insider has undertaken research into 139 properties and 846 different brands across the top leagues and competitions in basketball.

Japanese e-commerce brand Rakuten has focused its sponsorship activity on best-in-class sponsorship properties that reflect its culture, values and philosophy of innovation

Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten has furthered its ties to the NBA by agreeing a multi-year media and marketing partnership with the basketball league.