[NBA Partners with Kalshi and Polymarket, Officially Entering the Prediction Market] According to an official NBA announcement, the NBA has designated Kalshi and Polymarket as the league's "Preferred Prediction Market Exchanges." Both will gain access to NBA intellectual property, US marketing rights, and official data from Sportradar for the operation and settlement of NBA-related markets. DraftKings expands its partnership, becoming an "Authorized Prediction Market Operator." The NBA also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to collaborate on cooperation and information sharing, and establish a trust framework, including limiting the scope of tradable markets, prohibiting league and team personnel from trading NBA event contracts, and sharing information on investigations and suspicious transactions. The NBA stated that more authorized prediction market operators will be added in the coming weeks.