FIBA and MotoGP will stage a 3\u00d73 basketball showcase in Rimini on 9 September, ahead of the Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera. The event brings together MotoGP riders, 3\u00d73 basketball players, content creators and fans.<\/p>\n
The FIBA 3\u00d73 MotoGP Showcase will take place at Piazzale Kennedy and feature a dunk exhibition followed by a 3\u00d73 basketball game involving MotoGP riders, FIBA 3\u00d73 players and special guests. Activities begin at 17:30 CET with entertainment and music.<\/p>\n
The exhibition game will see MotoGP riders take to the half-court alongside players and personalities from 3\u00d73 basketball. Confirmed MotoGP participants include 2026 title challenger Marco Bezzecchi, race winner Franco Morbidelli and two-time world champion Francesco Bagnaia.<\/p>\n
Morbidelli will lead his team against a squad featuring Bezzecchi and Bagnaia. Other confirmed players include 3\u00d73 basketball player Giorgio Di Bonaventura and content creator Luca Campolunghi, with further names to be announced closer to the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cBringing together MotoGP riders, 3\u00d73 basketball players and creators for this event creates a unique opportunity to unite two dynamic sports communities and introduce 3\u00d73 basketball to new fans in an exciting setting,\u201d said Alex Sanchez, managing director of FIBA 3\u00d73. \u201cWe are delighted to collaborate with MotoGP on this showcase in Rimini.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re excited to work with FIBA for this 3\u00d73 event, bringing together basketball and MotoGP,\u201d said Kelly Brittain, managing director of global marketing at MotoGP. \u201cIt\u2019ll be great entertainment for everyone who can go and enjoy the show just ahead of the San Marino GP, kicking off the weekend\u2019s celebrations in style.\u201d<\/p>\n
3\u00d73 basketball, overseen by FIBA, is played by two teams of three on a basketball half-court and made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games. It runs a professional circuit through the men\u2019s World Tour and the Women\u2019s Series, alongside national-team competitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FIBA and MotoGP will stage a 3\u00d73 basketball showcase in Rimini on 9 September, ahead of the Red…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":877251,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-877250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=877250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/877251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=877250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=877250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=877250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}