NBA teams to provide player contact info for sponsorships
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 17, 2026, 4:53 PM
Last updated Aug 17, 2026
The NBA's operations manual for the 2021-22 season states that teams may not recommend players to sponsors for endorsements. Instead, teams should solely supply contact information for players or their agents if approached by business partners about potential sponsorship opportunities. This clarification is outlined in a document obtained by ESPN and addresses how teams should manage relationships with third-party sponsors.
- •Teams can't recommend players for sponsorship deals.
- •Teams can provide players' contact information to sponsors.
- •Rule aims to clarify team and player relationship management.
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