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Tracy McGrady’s Ones Basketball League Joins Fubo Sports Network Programming Lineup

Tracy McGrady’s Ones Basketball League and FuboTV Inc. (NYSE: FUBO) today announced an agreement to stream this summer’s “OBL: Battle of The Cities” on Fubo Sports Network, Fubo’s FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) channel. With Bobby Ciafardini and Josh Smith calling the action, the season will be held across three event days on May 15, June 12 and July 1, and will also include feature programming outside of the event windows. This season marks the first time the league is available to streaming TV audiences.

Founded by Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady, the OBL is a 1v1 basketball competition drawing players from cities nationwide. During the Summer 2026 multi-week season, eight initial cities will field teams featuring hoopers who embody the heart and essence of their respective towns, bringing a unique and dynamic aspect to their representation. Cities battle for pride and prize, each sending out one player at a time in one-on-one matchups for thrilling, quick games that keep audiences on the edge of their seats. The production will feature intense gameplay, as well as a deeper look into player backgrounds and real individual stories highlighting their talent and authenticity.

Watch the “OBL: Battle of The Cities” season trailer here.

“OBL: Battle of The Cities” will take an expanded version of the original OBL, with elite athletes bringing their own vision, culture and prestige from the cities where they grew up, played, or call home. Each city-based team will have a four-man roster, comprised of players who best reflect the tradition, values and basketball culture of that city, hand-selected by the teams’ celebrity Owners and GMs.

The “Battle of The Cities” team Owners and GMs include:

  • Team Atlanta: Jaylen Brown, star of the Boston Celtics
  • Team Baltimore: Muggsy Bogues, 14-year NBA veteran
  • Team Chicago: Larenz Tate, actor, film producer, basketball aficionado
  • Team Miami: Tim Hardaway Sr., five-time NBA All-Star
  • Team New York: Jadakiss, recording star and basketball insider
  • Team Orlando: Vince Carter, 22-year NBA veteran
  • Team Raleigh: John Wall, five-time NBA All-Star
  • Team Washington, D.C.: Quinn Cook, two-time NBA champion

The full player roster can be found here.

“We are proud to have Fubo Sports Network as our first media partner for OBL, and look forward to working with them to tell the stories of these amazing athletes repping their cities and battling for the title,” said Tracy McGrady, founder, Ones Basketball League.

“Tracy’s Ones Basketball League represents the exact type of content we love – authentic stories where grit meets determination,” said Pamela Duckworth, head of Fubo Studios, Fubo. “Tracy is a basketball legend and together we’re giving these talented athletes a place to shine by bringing OBL to streaming audiences for the first time.”

About Ones Basketball League

OBL is the premier one-on-one basketball league in the world, celebrating the most skilled one-on-one players on the planet.

Muggsy Bogues, Jaylen Brown Added as Tracy McGrady’s Ones Basketball League GM/Team Owners

OBL (Ones Basketball League) the re-envisioning of its premier 1 v 1 basketball league founded by basketball Hall of Famer and entrepreneur Tracy McGrady, today announced that their final two GM/owner slots announced have been filled, with NBA Legend Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues taking the team of Baltimore talent and the Boston Celtics five time All-Star Jaylen Brown taking over the Atlanta team. Brown becomes the first active NBA player to own and manage an OBL franchise.

‘Having Muggsy and Jaylen join our ownership and GM group only further raises the level of competition and anticipation for “Battle of the Cities,” McGrady said. “Like in our teams, these accomplished athletes have a particular understanding and respect for basketball in the place where they grew up, and as we have seen from our tryouts that started this week in New York, the amount of interest and talent continues to rise from each market.”
‘One on one basketball is what I was raised on, and Baltimore is a city that understands and appreciates the skill level that is needed to success,” Bogues added. “We will rep the city well, and I am looking forward to helping Tracy advance his mission of making OBL a global must see, must participate and must engage with brand of basketball.”

“Battle of the Cities” will take an expanded version of the original OBL, with elite one-on-one athletes bringing their own vision, culture and prestige tied to the city from where they grew up, played and/or call home. Each city-based team will have a four man roster, comprised of players who best reflect the tradition, values and basketball culture of the city the 1 v 1 team represents, hand selected by the Owners/GMs. “OBL: Battle of the Cities” will take place over multiple weeks in Orlando, Florida, where McGrady was raised playing 1 v 1 himself, from May 15 to June 30, with teams competing for the swagger, pride, and identity of every city represented.

The naming of Bogues and Brown completes the elite list that will manage OBL Teams in “Battle of the Cities.”

They are:

  • Team Orlando- Vince Carter, Team Washington
  • DC – Quinn Cook, two-time NBA Champion
  • Team Miami – Tim Hardaway Sr., five-time NBA All-Star
  • Team New York – Jadakiss, recording star and basketball insider
  • Team Chicago – Larenz Tate, actor, film producer, basketball aficionado
  • Team Raleigh – John Wall, five-time NBA All-Star
  • Team Atlanta – Jaylen Brown, star of the Boston Celtics
  • Team Baltimore – Muggsy Bogues, 14 year NBA veteran

OBL will host a multi-week season where eight initial cities will field teams featuring hoopers who fit the criteria of embodying the heart and essence of their respective cities, bringing a unique and dynamic aspect to their representation. Cities battle for pride and prize, each sending out one player at a time in 1-on-1 matchups. Thrilling, quick games that keep audiences on the edge of their seat. The production will feature intense game-play, as well as a deeper look into player backgrounds and real individual stories centering on highlighting players’ talent and authenticity.

Additional announcements on rosters, media and other elements will continue to be rolled out in the coming weeks.