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KOBE BRYANT HAS THE MOST POPULAR NBA JERSEY INTERNATIONALLY
-NBA Issues First-Ever Overall International Top Selling Jersey List Based on Sales Outside the U.S.
During the 2011-12 Season-
During the 2011-12 Season-
-Three Players in The Finals Make the List: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Kevin Durant-
NEW YORK, June 20, 2012 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) today released its first-ever overall international top selling jerseys list and five-time NBA Champion Kobe Bryant has the most popular NBA jersey internationally. The top 15 list was based on sales at adidas locations outside the United States during the 2011-12 NBA season.
Chicago’s Derrick Rose, Miami’s LeBron James, Boston’s Kevin Garnett and Orlando’s Dwight Howard, round out the top five. The list features three players in the NBA Finals: James, Dwyane Wade and Kevin Durant. International stars such as Los Angeles Lakers’ Pau Gasol from Spain, Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki from Germany, San Antonio’s Tony Parker from France, and Minnesota’s Ricky Rubio from Spain made the top 15.
The NBA also announced the top five selling jerseys in key regions: China, Europe and Latin America. In China, Bryant has the top selling jersey for the sixth straight season while Rose moves up to No. 2. Bryant had the top selling jersey in Europe and Latin America this season.
Earlier this year the NBA announced that Rose had the most popular jersey in the United States. This is the sixth season adidas has served as the official oncourt uniform and apparel provider of the NBA.
| 2011-12 Top Selling Jerseys Internationally | 2011-12 Top Selling Jerseys in China |
| 1. Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers | 1. Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2. Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls | 2. Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls |
| 3. LeBron James, Miami Heat | 3. LeBron James, Miami Heat |
| 4. Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics | 4. Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic |
| 5. Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic | 5. Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics |
| 6. Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat | |
| 7. Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics | 2011-12 Top Selling Jerseys in Europe |
| 8. Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks | 1. Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers |
| 9. Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers | 2. Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls |
| 10. Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder | 3. LeBron James, Miami Heat |
| 11. Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers | 4. Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics |
| 12. Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks | 5. Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic |
| 13. Amar’e Stoudemire, New York Knicks | |
| 14. Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs | 2011-12 Top Selling Jerseys in Latin America |
| 15. Ricky Rubio, Minnesota Timberwolves | 1. Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2. LeBron James, Miami Heat | |
| 3. Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls | |
| 4. Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics | |
| 5. Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat |
- Courtesy of the NBA
PHILIPPINES TOPS LIST OF COUNTRIES FOLLOWING THE NBA ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER OUTSIDE THE U.S.
- Record 278 Million Fans Following the NBA, Teams and Players on Social Media Globally-
-NBA is Number One Sports League in China on Social Media with 52 Million Followers on Sina Weibo and Tencent QQ-
-NBA is Number One Sports League in China on Social Media with 52 Million Followers on Sina Weibo and Tencent QQ-
NEW YORK, NY, June 18, 2012 – The National Basketball Association (NBA), which has a record 278 million fans following the NBA, teams and players globally on social media, today announced that the Philippines tops the list of countries following the league on Facebook and Twitter outside the United States and China. During The Finals, the NBA will use social media to provide coverage and interact with fans around the world in real time.
| TOP FIVE ON FACEBOOK | TOP FIVE ON TWITTER |
| 1) Philippines | 1) Philippines |
| 2) Turkey | 2) Indonesia |
| 3) Indonesia | 3) Brazil |
| 4) Mexico | 4) United Kingdom |
| 5) France | 5) India |
*Not including U.S. and China *Not including U.S. and China
In China, the NBA is the number one sports league across social media with 52 million fans on the league’s official accounts on Sina Weibo and Tencent QQ.
The ‘NBA Game Locator’ Facebook application will drive Finals tune-in by detecting the origin of fans in more than 140 countries and territories and informing them of where and when games will be broadcast in their home market. The NBA has official accounts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Tumblr, Google+, Sina Weibo and Tencent QQ. Approximately 50% of the followers on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are international.
In addition to the league’s 278 million followers, the NBA is the most popular sports channel on YouTube, with more than 883 million videos viewed since 2005.
In addition to the NBA’s main Facebook account, the league has 11 international Facebook pages offering customized in-language content targeting fans in each market: Germany, UK, France, Spain, Greece, Latin America (ene-be-a), Africa, India, Turkey, Italy, and Philippines.
- Courtesy of the NBA
Dwayne Wade will release new book on fatherhood, A Father First
How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball
By Dwyane Wade
Publication Date: September 4, 2012
In A FATHER FIRST: How My Life Became Bigger than Basketball, Dwyane Wade,
a current co-captain for the Miami HEAT and eight-time NBA All-Star, shares
insights on his life both on and off the court with a large focus on
fatherhood, a topic of deep personal significance. Wade reveals his
thoughts on fatherhood, detailing his personal experiences as a parent, and
tracing his transformation from being the child of a single parent to now
serving as one himself.
In the book, Wade opens up and reveals for the first time the intimate and
traumatic details of his growing up and also the prolonged battle with his
ex-wife for sole custody of his two sons, touching on:
· His mother’s struggles as a drug addict, and his growing up in
Chicago among gangs, drug dealers and police raids (including a
gut-wrenching story of young Dwyane finding a dead body in a garbage
can)
· How he pulled himself up from such a life, thrived through
basketball and maintained his devotion to his mother
· He has never talked about the prolonged battle with his ex-wife
over sole custody of his two sons and why doing so was the most
important thing in his life; and how the constant media attention has
affected him and his boys
· His advocacy for fathers taking a strong role in their children’s
lives; his main reason for writing the book is to help fathers see how
they can do this and to see that they and their children can benefit
from it enormously
· His childhood hero, his sister Tragil, who got him out of the mean
Chicago streets, placed him with their father, and in many ways rescued
him from a life that could have gone the wrong way
· The coaches who served as role models and father figures through
high school, college and the NBA and how much they meant to him
· The HEAT's successful 2006 NBA Championship, with Dwyane being
awarded Finals MVP, and his gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
In March 2011, in a landmark legal decision, Wade earned sole custody of
his two young sons, effectively setting a new precedent for professional
male athletes. Most recently, Dwyane teamed up with President Barack
Obama to support his Fatherhood & Mentoring Initiative, a national
parenting program geared toward encouraging fathers to become more involved
in the lives of their children.
“As a child, I grew up with aspirations to one day be a professional
basketball player, and I am living that dream every day as a proud member
of the Miami HEAT,” said Wade. “However, the daily role I play in the lives
of my two children is the single most significant undertaking of my life,
and the job I take most seriously. While my basketball career has brought
me many rewards – including an NBA Championship in 2006 and an Olympic Gold
Medal in the 2008 Summer Games, my children are the two greatest gifts of
my life.”
A FATHER FIRST also highlights Wade’s phenomenal basketball career—from
his early days shooting hoops in Chicago, to training
at Marquette University, to emerging as an unheralded draft pick to
receiving MVP honors in the 2006 NBA Finals. In a narrative that spans two
generations of the Wade family, Wade’s book encourages parents to lead by
example and make being a caregiver the top priority.
For more information on Dwyane Wade, please visit http://www.dwyanewade.com
">www.dwyanewade.com.
About the Book:
A FATHER FIRST: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball
By Dwyane Wade
William Morrow Hardcover; On Sale: September 4, 2012
ISBN: 9780062136152; Price: $26.99; 384 Pages
*Also available in e-book and digital audio formats
For more on this and other titles from HarperCollins Publishers, please
visit http://www.harpercollins.com">
JIM ROME VS DAVID STERN AUDIO, "DO YOU STILL BEAT YOUR WIFE?"
Wow! Explosive audio exchange between Jim Rome and NBA commissioner David Stern when Rome questioned if this year's lottery was fixed for the NBA owned Hornets...
NBA FINALS 2012 TO HAVE UNPRECEDENTED LIVE GLOBAL COVERAGE ACROSS TV, INTERNET, MOBILE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
- Reaching Fans in 215 Countries and Territories in 47 Languages -
- Record 278 Million Fans Worldwide Following The Finals on Social Media -
- Record 278 Million Fans Worldwide Following The Finals on Social Media -
NEW YORK, June 12, 2012 – The 2012 NBA Finals will have unprecedented global coverage, reaching fans live in 215 countries and territories in 47 languages on their televisions, computers, mobile phones and tablets. A record 278 million fans globally will follow The Finals on social media.
More than 277 international media members from 34 countries will converge in Oklahoma City and Miami. There will be 14 broadcast partners airing The Finals for the first time.
Through NBA.TV (www.NBA.tv) fans outside the U.S., Canada, and China can access all Finals games live, along with extensive highlights and interactive statistics on their PC’s, mobile phones and tablets.
The ‘NBA Game Locator’ Facebook application will drive Finals tune-in by detecting the origin of fans in more than 140 countries and territories and informing them of where and when games will be broadcast in their home market. The NBA has official accounts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Tumblr, Google+, Sina Weibo and Tencent QQ. Approximately 50% of the followers on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are international.
The NBA has 11 international Facebook pages and 14 international NBA.com sites offering customized in-language content in markets such as Italy, the Philippines, Brazil, Africa, and India.
For the first time, fans in China will have access to “Star Cam” presented by Lenovo on CCTV and its website CNTV.cn beginning with game 3. Fans will be able to vote three times per game online to decide which player the isolated camera will focus on. This will be part of CCTV’s 25th anniversary broadcast which will feature live commentary in Mandarin and customized sponsorship elements targeting Chinese consumers.
Fans in China will have unprecedented digital coverage including live games on Sina. Tencent will offer comprehensive behind-the-scenes coverage, bringing millions of online viewers in China behind-the-scenes in real time through the use of LiveU technology -- a wireless-enabled backpack that will allow a correspondent to report live from anywhere at Finals. The NBA, the most followed sports league across social media in China, will provide coverage and insight in real time to 52 million followers on Sina Weibo and Tencent QQ.
The NBA will have unprecedented Finals coverage in India. Ten Sports will be onsite and all games will air live. A new trivia program, the “NBA’s Biggest Fan,” was conducted in India this season during NBA broadcasts on Ten Sports and two fans won trips to The Finals. Ten Sports will chronicle the fans’ behind-the-scenes Finals experience to complement their game coverage. Journalists from other top Indian outlets will also be onsite including Times of India, the Hindu, and Times Now.
Al Jazeera will televise the games live for fans in the Middle East; fans in Africa will receive expanded coverage with three partners airing Finals for the first time: SABC1 (South Africa), Spectrum TV (Cameroon) and Multi TV (Ghana).
In Europe, The Finals will be live in 48 countries and territories in 32 languages. There will be expanded coverage through new partnerships with D-Smart and CNN Turk (Turkey), OTE Sport (Greece), and Viasat SportEast (Russia).
The Finals will be live in 47 countries and territories and 4 languages throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. ESPN will bring The Finals to fans throughout the region and games will be live in movie theaters in seven Mexican cities through Cinepolis Cinemas.
Fans throughout Asia will receive live coverage of The Finals and the league will host a series of viewing parties in the region. In the Philippines, NBA Premium TV and Basketball TV will host viewing parties beginning with game four; ESPN Australia will host a game two viewing party for more than 100 guests; and WOWOW in Japan will host 300 guests for game two in conjunction with Basketball without Borders taking place in Japan from June 13-16. NBA Global Ambassador Dikembe Mutombo, Sam Dalembert (Houston Rockets) and Vladimir Radmanovic (Atlanta Hawks) are scheduled to attend in Japan.
Four international players will compete in The Finals: Oklahoma City’s Serge Ibaka (Congo) and Thabo Sefolosha (Switzerland) as well as the Miami Heat’s Ronny Turiaf (France) and Joel Anthony (Canada).
- Courtesy of NBA League Office
NBA TEAMS UP WITH HERSTAR™ TO LAUNCH HIGH-END WOMEN’S SHOES
NEW YORK, June 11, 2012 - HERSTAR™, a unique global leader in women's fashion footwear and apparel, announced a new merchandising partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) for high-end women's dress shoes. The NBA is the first league to partner with the brand.
The collection, available at HERSTAR.com, features two styles available in all 30 NBA teams. The microsuede pump steps up the classic shoe with handmade, microsuede and a 4” heel with a 1” internal platform. This collection retails for $99.99. Also available for $249.99 is the limited edition crystal pump which is fully-hand strassed in Middle Eastern Crystals and offset by a 6” heel and 3" internal platform. These sparkling pumps are the MVP of heels, allowing female sports fans to show off their love of the game while embracing their feminine side.
“We are always looking to broaden our product assortment by partnering with creative and innovative brands,” said Lisa Piken, Vice President of Licensing for the NBA. “HERSTAR collection is not only fashionable but also comfortable -- perfect for our female fans.”
“This partnership is a slam-dunk for HERSTAR! We look forward to offering sports fans a high-end line of fashionable heels”, said Holly Joffrion, founder and CEO of HERSTAR. “We understand how much women love their shoes and recognize that going to an NBA game can be an event beyond the hardwood. We’re able to combine the love of basketball and footwear together, allowing female fans another way to display their passion for the game.”
ABOUT HERSTAR:
Born in 2011 from a love of fashion and a passion for sports, HERSTAR brings it all to the table. Combining the most popular women's footwear trends, with the ever so popular NBA team colors and logos, HERSTAR shoes are anything but ordinary.
For more information visit HERSTAR.COM
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