The latest updates concerning the NBA partnering with FIBA to expand to Europe, widely labeled as NBA Europe, were delivered by George Avaizoglou, managing director of NBA Europe and Middle East.

The Greek executive shared his projections on the participating field in an interview with The New York Times , mentioning established basketball clubs, interested football or soccer clubs, and new teams.

“Existing basketball teams on the continent are very interested in participating and, in many cases, those basketball teams represent a multi-sport organization,” he explained.

Meetings with Real Madrid and Galatasaray fit the criteria.

“It’s a great opportunity for them to diversify and build a multi-sport proposition, which is very common in some countries of Europe, like Spain, Gree

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