The NBA’s ongoing exploration of expanding its role in European basketball will continue this week at the league’s Board of Governors meeting in New York, as Commissioner Adam Silver said earlier this year would be the case.
The NBA and FIBA, the sport’s global governing body, have been in ramped-up talks since at least last summer about adding either an annual competition in Europe or even having an NBA-operated league there.
What happens next isn’t clear. This much is clear: The NBA and FIBA — who have had a working relationship for decades — have a similar vision about the potential of the game in Europe from both a commercial and competitive standpoint.
