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Fan & Venue · 19 Oct 2026 · US

NBA’s AI Chatbot Added Skills This Offseason

If you ever wanted to know who has scored the most points in a game coming off the bench, or how LeBron James would’ve fit on the New York Knicks, you can Ask NBA. The league is promoting its AI-driven chatbot as a core part of its app experience heading into Tuesday’s season tipoff, as

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Partnerships · 17 July 2026 · US

TikTok, NBA, and WNBA Announce Multi-Year Global Content Partnership

TikTok, the NBA, and the WNBA have announced a multi-year global content partnership covering highlights distribution, creator access to marquee events, live-game discovery through TikTok GamePlan, and advertiser opportunities through

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Fan & Venue · 23 June 2026 · Global

HAND Issues Persistent Digital IDs to 2026 NBA Draft Class

The Universal Talent Identifier (HAND) has issued HAND IDs to 34 top projected prospects in the 2026 NBA Draft class, including AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, and Darryn Peterson. HAND describes

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Fan & Venue · 1 June 2026 · US

WNBA App Subscriptions Rose 500%, but Not Everyone Is Happy

Rival WNBA fans have had some common ground this season. Within their Reddit community, more than 100 fans have discussed the league’s updated app, tallying faults like being logged out repeatedly and game streams jumping back to the beginning or to live instead of skipping a few seconds in either…

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