ROCKETS’ DILLON BROOKS AND IME UDOKA FINED
NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2023 – Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks has been fined $35,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a game official and publicly criticizing the officiating, and Rockets head coach Ime Udoka has been fined $25,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a game official, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.
The incident, for which Brooks and Udoka were both assessed technical fouls and ejected, occurred with 0:38 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Rockets’ 128-119 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Dec. 17 at Fiserv Forum.
NBA ALL-STAR VOTING PRESENTED BY AT&T TIPS OFF DEC. 19
– NBA All-Star Voting Available Across NBA App and NBA.com From Dec. 19 to Jan. 20 –
– NBA ID Offers Exclusive NBA All-Star 2024 Benefits –
– Six “3-for-1 Days,” When Votes Count Three Times, Begin on Christmas Day –
NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2023 – NBA All-Star Voting presented by AT&T, the Official 5G Wireless Network of the NBA, will tip off on Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 7 a.m. ET and conclude on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 11:59 p.m. ET, giving fans the opportunity to vote for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game starters via the NBA App and NBA.com.
The 73rd NBA All-Star Game will take place on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, airing on TNT in the United States and reaching fans in more than 200 countries and territories in more than 50 languages.
Fans can vote on the NBA App or NBA.com with NBA ID, the league’s global membership program. Voters in the United States will be automatically entered into the NBA ID All-Star Voting Sweepstakes presented by AT&T for the opportunity to win a trip to Indianapolis for NBA All-Star 2024. Additionally, fans with an NBA ID traveling to Indianapolis for NBA All-Star 2024 can access in-venue seat upgrades, member-only prizing and more. NBA ID, which offers fans benefits and rewards from the league and its partners, is free to join here.
Throughout the voting period, fans with NBA ID may submit one full ballot each day via the NBA App and NBA.com. One full ballot comprises three frontcourt players and two guards from both the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. All current NBA players will be available for selection.
Fans will have six days where their vote will count three times on special “3-for-1 Days,” with the first day taking place on Christmas Day (Monday, Dec. 25) from 12:01 a.m. ET – 11:59 p.m. ET. Additional 3-for-1 Days will be available on Monday, Jan. 1, Friday, Jan. 5, Friday, Jan. 12, Monday, Jan. 15 and Friday, Jan. 19 from 12:01 a.m. ET – 11:59 p.m. ET.
NBA players and media will continue to join fans in selecting the NBA All-Star Game starters. Fans will account for 50 percent of the vote, while all current players and a media panel will account for 25 percent each. Players and media will be able to complete one ballot.
Fan voting updates will be shared on the first three Thursdays in January (Jan. 4, 11 and 18). TNT will reveal the NBA All-Star Game starters on Thursday, Jan. 25 during TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by CarMax. TNT will also announce the reserves, as selected by NBA head coaches, on Thursday, Feb. 1 during TNT NBA Tip-Off.
After all votes are tallied, players will be ranked in each conference by position (guard and frontcourt) within each of the three voting groups – fan votes, player votes and media votes. Each player’s score will be calculated by averaging his weighted rank from the fan votes, the player votes and the media votes. The two guards and three frontcourt players with the best score in each conference will be named NBA All-Star Game starters. Fan voting will serve as the tiebreaker for players in a position group with the same score.
How Fans Can Vote With NBA ID:
- NBA App: Access the ballot and vote through the NBA App, which is available on Android and iPhone. Fans can fill out one full ballot per day (once every 24 hours) by selecting up to two guards and three frontcourt players from each conference.
- NBA.com voting page at vote.NBA.com: Fill out one full ballot per day on vote.NBA.com from a desktop or mobile browser. Fans can select up to two guards and three frontcourt players from each conference.
About the NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball. Built around five professional sports leagues: the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 214 countries and territories in more than 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents. NBA rosters at the start of the 2023-24 season featured a record 125 international players from 40 countries and territories. NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass. The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with 2.1 billion likes and followers globally across all leagues, team and player platforms. NBA Cares, the NBA's global social responsibility platform, partners with renowned community-based organizations around the world to address important social issues in the areas of education, inclusion, youth and family development, and health and wellness.
NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2024 ENSHRINEMENT CEREMONY WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 17
– Class of 2024 Nominees to be Revealed on Thursday, December 21 –
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. (Dec. 14, 2023) – The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced that the Class of 2024 Enshrinement Ceremony will take place on Saturday, August 17, in Springfield, Mass. – the Birthplace of Basketball.
The nominees for the upcoming class will be revealed next Thursday, December 21, at 3:00 p.m. ET during “NBA Today” on ESPN. The Class of 2024 Finalist Announcement will be Friday, February 16, at the NBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis, and the Class of 2024 will be announced on Saturday, April 6, during the NCAA Final Four Weekend in Phoenix.
Enshrinement Weekend will begin at the Mohegan Sun on Friday, August 16, with the Tip-Off Celebration and Awards Gala, inclusive of the Class of 2024 jacket and ring presentation and the annual Hall of Fame Awards. The Enshrinement Ceremony will take place the following day in Springfield’s historic Symphony Hall and will be available to a global audience.
A full schedule of events will be announced at a later date.
About the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting, preserving, and celebrating the game of basketball at every level – men and women, amateur and professional players, coaches, and contributors, both domestically and internationally. The Hall of Fame museum is home to more than 400 inductees and over 40,000 square feet of basketball history. Nearly 200,000 people visit the Hall of Fame museum each year to learn about the game, experience the interactive exhibits, and test their skills on the Jerry Colangelo "Court of Dreams." Best known for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the game’s elite, the Hall of Fame also operates over 70 high school and collegiate competitions annually throughout the country and abroad. For more information on the Basketball Hall of Fame organization, its museum and events, visit hoophall.com, follow @hoophall and or call 1-877-4HOOPLA.
WARRIORS’ DRAYMOND GREEN SUSPENDED
NEW YORK, Dec.13, 2023 – Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended indefinitely for striking Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkić in the face, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. This outcome takes into account Green’s repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts.
The incident occurred with 8:23 remaining in the third quarter of the Warriors’ 119-116 loss to the Suns on Dec. 12 at Footprint Center. Green received a Flagrant Foul 2 and was ejected.
Green’s suspension will begin immediately. He will be required to meet certain league and team conditions before he returns to play.
To view the incident, click here.
Inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament Championship Game on ABC and ESPN2 Is Most-Watched Non-Christmas Game During Regular Season on Any Network
in Nearly Six Years
Up 46 Percent From NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC Season Debut Last Year (Comparable Window); Up 64 Percent from Saturday Primetime Season Average
Saturday’s Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Indiana Pacers in the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament Championship Game from Las Vegas, Nev. averaged 4,580,000 viewers on ABC and ESPN2. It is the most-watched non-Christmas NBA game during the regular season on any network in nearly six years, since February of 2018, according to Nielsen.
Viewership peaked with 5,680,000 viewers at 11 p.m. ET. The average audience was up 46 percent vs. last year’s NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC season debut, which is the comparable window (Boston Celtics vs. Golden State Warriors).
The audience for the NBA In-Season Tournament Championship Game was also up 64 percent from last season’s NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC average. It was the most-watched program in primetime and among all key demographics for Saturday, December 9.
The traditional game broadcast aired on ABC, while NBA Unplugged with Kevin Hart, the alternate presentation, aired on ESPN2. NBA Unplugged with Kevin Hart garnered nearly 10 percent of the overall audience in in its debut.
NBA Countdown Presented By Door Dash, ABC’s pregame show, averaged 2,060,000 viewers prior to the Championship Game. It was up 30 percent compared to the comparable window last year – the pregame show for NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC season debut.
The All-Tournament Team was selected by a media panel and based on player performance in both Group Play and the Knockout Rounds. Players were chosen without regard to position.
The list of voters and complete voting results are available here.
NBA Gives “The Gift of Game” in New Christmas Day Campaign
The NBA today debuted its Christmas Day brand campaign, “The Gift of Game” which celebrates the timeless tradition and captures the magic of holiday hoops. “The Gift of Game” is now streaming across all @NBA platforms and on the NBA App.
Because beneath the stockings hung by the chimney with care, a basketball game had begun, and St. Nick (in his Nike Kobe 6 Reverse Grinches) had indeed been there.
Our family was nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of three pointers danced in their heads,
When down the stairs arose such fanfare and clatter, they sprang from their beds to see what was the matter.
What to their wondering eyes should appear, but a miniature hoop and ten toys in NBA gear.
With a tomahawk dunk so spectacular and insane they knew in a moment it must be King James.
Tatum hit a three with the flick of his wrist, and Jalen Brunson brought his gift with another assist.
They whistled and shouted at Joel’s celebration, and Giannis, Luka and Joker’s toy recreations
When the game had concluded they returned to their boxes out of sight,
Exclaiming Merry Christmas to all, and from Steph Curry “night, night!”
Click here to watch “The Gift of Game”
In additional vignettes, the family looks on with joy as Curry challenges Jokić to a game of Ho-Ho-Horse, which Jokić takes a little too literally. Meanwhile, Luka and KD compare kicks, sizing up the Nike KD16 Ms. Wanda and the Jordan Brand Luka 2 ‘Field Trip’, only to discover they’ve been outdone by Grandpa, wearing the Nike Kobe 6 Protro ‘Reverse Grinch’, secured before its public release on Dec. 15.
The cast of toys includes NBA action figures of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler, Jalen Brunson, Steph Curry, Anthony Davis, Luka Dončić, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, LeBron James, Nikola Jokić and Jayson Tatum.
The new campaign was produced in collaboration with Translation, directed by Dave Scanlon with live-action and animation by Passion Pictures.
The NBA will feature five games on Christmas Day (Monday, Dec. 25) for the 16th year in a row, with ABC or ESPN televising each matchup. The 76th edition of the NBA on Christmas Day will tip off on ESPN as the Bucks face the Knicks in New York (noon ET).
The next two games will air on both ABC and ESPN. The two most recent recipients of the Larry O’Brien Trophy will go head-to-head when the 2022 NBA champion Warriors visit the 2023 NBA champion Nuggets (2:30 p.m. ET). Next, the Lakers will host the Celtics (5 p.m. ET) as the longtime rivals meet on Christmas Day for the first time in 15 years.
The Christmas Day schedule will conclude with two more games on ESPN, with the 76ers taking on the Heat in Miami (8 p.m. ET) and the Mavericks playing the Suns in Phoenix (10:30 p.m. ET).
HAWKS’ TRAE YOUNG FINED
NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2023 – Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young has been fined $25,000 for confronting and directing inappropriate language toward a game official, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.
The incident occurred at the conclusion of the Hawks’114-113 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on December 6 at State Farm Arena.
– First-Ever EYBL Scholastic Showcase will Feature Regular-Season EYBL Scholastic Games and Life Skills Development Programming as Part of the NBA and Nike’s Shared Commitment to Elevate the Elite Basketball Development Landscape –
– Four EYBL Scholastic Showcase Games will Stream on the NBA App –
NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2023 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) will team up to host the first EYBL Scholastic Showcase, a basketball competition and player development event for six top high school basketball programs that will take place from Thurs., Dec. 7 – Sat., Dec. 9 in Las Vegas as part of the NBA In-Season Tournament Semifinals and Championship weekend.
The EYBL Scholastic Showcase will feature a series of regular-season high school basketball games at the Las Vegas Aces Headquarters as well as one game that will be played at T-Mobile Arena on Fri., Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. PT on ESPNU. Four of the five games will stream on the NBA App, with two games scheduled to re-air on NBA TV and highlights featured on NBA Future Starts Now. The teams will also participate in life skills seminars, coaching development sessions and NBA Cares community outreach activities as well as attend the NBA In-Season Tournament Semifinals.
The EYBL Scholastic Showcase schedule is below, with all games being open to NBA team front office personnel for player evaluation purposes.
Friday, Dec. 8 | |||||||||
Team 1 | Team 2 | Location | Platform | PT | |||||
AZ Compass | IMG Academy | Aces Headquarters | NBA App | Noon | |||||
Veritas Academy | Orangeville Prep | Aces Headquarters | NBA App | 2 p.m. | |||||
Montverde Academy | Link Academy | T-Mobile Arena | ESPNU | 8 p.m. | |||||
Saturday, Dec. 9 | |||||||||
Team 1 | Team 2 | Location | Platform | PT | |||||
Montverde Academy | AZ Compass | Aces Headquarters | NBA App* | 1:45 p.m. | |||||
Link Academy | Orangeville Prep | Aces Headquarters | NBA App* | 3:30 p.m. | |||||
*Will re-air on NBA TV
The EYBL Scholastic Showcase will see some teams outfitted in NOCTA-designed jerseys and feature a rest and recovery space to support the growth of the next generation of basketball athletes.
Nike EYBL, the premier spring and summer youth basketball circuit comprised of top high school-age male and female players in the country, recently extended its programming to a year-round basis with the launch of EYBL Scholastic. The EYBL Scholastic Showcase builds off the NBA’s support of Peach Jam and Nike Nationals in July 2023, which saw 20 Peach Jam games stream on the NBA App for the first time and the integration of new off-court programming focused on life skills and leadership development, player health and wellness, and female coach recruitment and retention.
More than 230 NBA and WNBA players have EYBL experience, and 13 EYBL teams are currently sponsored by NBA and WNBA players, including Bradley Beal, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Paul George, Blake Griffin, Sabrina Ionescu, LeBron James, Kia Nurse, Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook.
Nike, which has been an NBA partner since 1992, has served as the official on-court apparel provider of the NBA, WNBA and NBA G League since the 2017-18 season as well as the Basketball Africa League (BAL) since 2021.
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