The StubHub patch on NBA Philadelphia 76ers jerseys debuts in the 2017 season.

In a league that isn't known for surprise moves, the announcement last week that the National Basketball Association will allow ticket reselling leader StubHub to have a promotional patch on the Philadelphia 76ers jersey in the 2017-18 season was the sports world equivalent of a surprise Beyoncé album.

And while it may have seemed like a sneak attack, the deal was actually years in the making, ev...

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