NBA exploring new league in Europe

Adam Silver confirms NBA looking for way to expand footprint in Europe, maybe with new league
Adam Silver and the NBA see an opportunity — and a lot of dollar signs — in starting their own league in Europe. In Paris for a couple of games between Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs and the Pacers, NBA Commissioner Silver again confirmed the league is looking into expanding its footprint on the European continent.
NBA exploring new league in Europe after EuroLeague rejected partnership proposal last year, per report
NBA commissioner Adam Silver told reporters on Thursday in Paris that the league has been exploring whether starting a league in Europe is a commercially viable option. Silver clarified that no such agreement is in place; however, the NBA sees an opportunity overseas largely due to existing leagues not fully capitalizing on the sport's popularity.
Inside the NBA’s growing talks to add a new league in Europe
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday that the league is still exploring a standalone European league but talks remain "exploratory."
NBA still talking about expanding its footprint in Europe, Adam Silver says
The NBA is still exploring ways to expand its role in European basketball. Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday that those talks with FIBA and other stakeholders will continue.
NBA Targets Europe: Adam Silver Plans New Standalone League Expansion
Speaking ahead of the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers game in Paris, Silver emphasized the opportunity to professionalize European
NBA Europe? League ‘looking very closely’ at new competition, says Silver
NBA commissioner Adam Silver has dropped the clearest hint yet that it will push ahead with plans to launch a basketball league in Europe. Silver said he had been encouraged by talks with clubs, media,
Latest On Potential NBA-Run European League
As Brian Windhorst of ESPN writes, Silver’s comments this week were his most expansive on the subject, as well as his most intriguing. The NBA commissioner suggested that he believes the EuroLeague – Europe’s current top basketball league – is leaving money on the table, Windhorst notes.
Adam Silver: NBA still exploring separate European league
NBA commissioner Adam Silver says the league still has serious interest in a separate European basketball league.
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