NBA announces first-of-its-kind strategic partnership with NEX Team's Homecourt app

NEW YORK – The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced a strategic partnership and equity stake with NEX Team Inc., a leading mobile artificial intelligence company and the developer of HomeCourt, a mobile basketball training application that uses advanced machine learning and computer vision to unlock potential in every player. The partnership will leverage HomeCourt’s …

Joel Embiid fined $25K for obscene gesture vs. Hawks

NEW YORK — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been fined $25,000 for making an obscene gesture on the playing court and using profane language during a live television interview, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. The amount of Embiid’s fine also reflects his multiple prior violations of acceptable …