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The NBA Is Wisely Opening Up Its SportVU Data To Fans And Media Outlets

The growth and influence of statistical match analysis has shaped huge portions of high level sport in recent times, with basketball being no exception. The NBA’s running partnership with STATS LLC and it’s SportVU package has continued to provide a comprehensive source of player tracking data for the 30 teams’ to use for their training […]

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Klay Thompson Teams Up With ShotTracker To Get Young Players Shooting, A Lot

Klay Thompson, the Golden State Warriors’ All-Star small forward, is teaming up with ShotTracker, a company that makes wearable technology to track shot performance, for the Klay Thompson Preseason 3,000 shot challenge.  The KT3000 challenge is a free training program that challenges participants to put up 3,000 shots in three weeks (November 1-22) in order […]

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Wilson Releases Wilson X, Shot-Tracking Smart Basketball

Wilson just became a major name in sports equipment to release a “smart basketball” with their Wilson X Connected Basketball. The ball features a small sensor that connects to the Wilson X Connected Basketball smartphone app via Bluetooth, and allows the shooter to track made shots, missed shots and shot range. The ball is designed for […]

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Euroleague Hires NeuLion To Improve Streaming Of Basketball Games

Euroleague basketball fans can now look forward to the upcoming season with the addition of NeuLion Digital Platform as it will give fans better access to everything Euroleague related. The platform will be a more personalized and reliable tool for all live and on-demand basketball games. The Euroleague season, beginning on October 15, 2015, will now have […]

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