While the NBA Europe project is gearing up, Carolina Morace, a member of the European Parliament, submitted a parliamentary question that directly concerns the issue.

Moraca, one of the most iconic Italian footballers and also a longtime sports commentator in her country, directly tackles the issue.

The title of the question is “Risks to the European sport model posed by the proposed ‘NBA Europe’ project,” and it’s the following:

The proposed ‘NBA Europe’, promoted by the US-based National Basketball Association (NBA) together with Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA), would establish a closed league in Europe with permanent franchises and external corporate control. Such a structure risks undermining the European sport model, which is grounded in solidarity, community partici

See Full Page