Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM), which has a major presence in Houston, has signed a multiyear sponsorship deal with the NBA, making its Mobil 1 brand of synthetic motor oil the NBA, WNBA and D-League’s official motor oil, motor fuel and lubricant. The deal includes NBA rights in China, where activation — including in-arena promos and customer hospitality — will begin at next week's Houston Rockets-New Orleans Pelicans preseason games in Shanghai and Beijing.