Sports Media Report
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.
