The NBA is now looking to expand their game to Europe, and for that, it is setting a regular game in London, which was the tenth match of its kind.
The NBA prospect says that in 2027, Paris and London will host doubleheaders of the NBA regular season matches.
The plans of expanding are going on as the NBA is all set to launch its European basketball league, and they have already had a discussion about that. The NBA commissioner, Adam Silver, has confirmed that football clubs like Real Madrid, Berlina and Manchester City, and several other clubs have shown interest. The officials have made a plan to expand the league; they are expecting to start the league in 2027.
The BBC report noted that basketball is the fastest-growing sport in the UK. The commissioner has confirmed that the idea has been proposed to mix established European teams with new ones, with the league initially being funded by the selected member clubs.
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How will the tournament be structured?
A BBC report has suggested that a league of 16 teams can be shaped in which there will be 10-12 regular teams and there will be a few open spots.
The decision to introduce a new tournament has been made because of the rising popularity of the NBA in Europe, and the NBA has planned to place six NBA matches of the American League in four different cities in Europe. The cities will be London, Manchester, Berlin and Paris.
What are the challenges coming for the NBA?
The NBA tournament in Europe will be named NBA Europe, but the main challenge is coming from the Euroleague, which primarily operates the private basketball tournament in Europe.
The BBC reported that they threatened the NBA with legal action and had some strong objections to this matter.
EuroLeague chief executive Paulius Motiejunas told BBC Sport in October, "I'm here to grow basketball in Europe, to make it better."
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"From time to time, you have these new projects or new ideas coming. They can either grow the status quo or make it much better or they can hurt.I truly believe that this will only hurt the status quo rather than make it better if it continues to be in a way that it has been presented." He added.
There are also a few logistical issues, as they need to find a way for scheduling, ticket pricing and format and level.
It is understood that the investors want to enter the tournament with an entrance fee of a cap of 500m euros (£434m) and 1bn euros (£868), decided on a case-by-case basis.
