NBL Statement on NBL Store Social Media Post

Friday, March 5, 2021

The NBL is aware of a social media post shared by the NBL Store today.The NBL Store is managed independently of the NBL and its social media accounts managed by an external marketing agency. The post was not submitted to the NBL for approval prior to publication and was not authorised or approved by the NBL and has since been removed.

The NBL is aware of a social media post shared by the NBL Store today.

The NBL Store is managed independently of the NBL and its social media accounts managed by an external marketing agency. The post was not submitted to the NBL for approval prior to publication and was not authorised or approved by the NBL and has since been removed.

NBL Commissioner Jeremy Loeliger said: “The post was in extremely poor taste and demonstrated a complete lack of judgement by the NBL Store’s external marketing agency. The NBL has zero tolerance in respect of such matters and the contract with the third party agency has been terminated with immediate effect.

“As we have repeatedly stated, we take the issue of player safety very seriously and the NBL is working closely with the Australian Basketball Players’ Association, our clubs and venues to maintain the highest standards of court maintenance.”