] between media aims and market desires) but also for academicians interested in the psychology involved in how fans manage an increasing array of sport-content options. For the present study, the National Basketball Association (NBA) becomes the context for examination partly because of the increased
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Melvin Lewis, Kenon A. Brown, Samuel D. Hakim, Andrew C. Billings, and Carla H. Blakey
Adam J. Petway, Matthew J. Jordan, Scott Epsley, and Philip Anloague
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Hua Gong, Nicholas M. Watanabe, Brian P. Soebbing, Matthew T. Brown, and Mark S. Nagel
research by utilizing a big data approach to measure consumer discussion and sentiments toward tanking on social media and then analyzing whether these factors are related to attendance demand at National Basketball Association (NBA) games. The adoption of big data in management research is an important
Sarah Barnes
In 2020, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) signed a new partnership with Oura, a digital health start-up that specializes in sleep and activity monitoring. The agreement was a strategic investment by the league; a similar contract had been signed by the National Basketball
Sarah Barnes
In March 2017, Adam Silver, the Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), declared that the practice of strategically benching tired but otherwise healthy star players had become “an extremely significant” issue facing the league ( Bontemps, 2017 ). Concerns about a growing
Steve Booth Marston
On May 13, 1994, during the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs, the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks competed in one of the last games played at Chicago Stadium. David Stern, NBA commissioner for over a decade, watched the nationally televised event from a third-row seat along the
Blake D. McLean, Donald Strack, Jennifer Russell, and Aaron J. Coutts
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has a demanding competition schedule, encompassing 82 regular season games played from late October to mid-April each year (∼3.4 games/wk), followed by up to 28 playoff games over a 2-month period for teams who advance in the postseason. In addition to the
Sitong Guo
). Among the many professional sports leagues now operating on a global scale, the National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of the most impactful leagues, especially in East Asia ( Huang, 2013 ). In this study, the author adopted the NBA as a sport setting to address how geographic locality influences
Jeffrey D. Graham, Bolun Zhang, Denver M.Y. Brown, and John Cairney
.g., potential series ending games). Using archival data from Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series championships and the National Basketball Association (NBA) Conference Finals and Finals series games, the authors demonstrated a home advantage effect in early games (e.g., Games 1 and 2), presumably because the
Wei-Yen Li
Yu (Lucy) Huang) — Coordinator, Data Strategy & Fan Loyalty, National Basketball Association China. After pursuing an international education, Yu Huang, a native of China, returned to her homeland to commence her career in the sport industry. Huang, who is the coordinator of Data Strategy & Fan
