The Indiana Pacers are in Paris to take on the San Antonio Spurs and their French-born superstar Victor Wembanyama on Thursday. The Pacers arrived Monday morning and will be there through Saturday's game and don't have another game in the U.S. until Wednesday at home against the Pistons.
NBA teasing possible EuroLeague expansion
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Inside the NBA’s growing talks to add a new league in Europe
NBA Targets Europe: Adam Silver Plans New Standalone League Expansion
Adam Silver, NBA teasing possible EuroLeague expansion
Ahead of the NBA Paris Game, commissioner Adam Silver hinted at the possibility of league expansion to Europe in the form of its own league.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver says the league still has serious interest in a separate European basketball league.
Speaking in Paris, Silver said he thought some of the NBA's injury problems were caused by "repetition," and kids should play more sports.
Silver confirmed that NBA and FIBA (International Basketball Federation) are still in talks. No new agreements have been made, because they first want to meet with all potential teams, which currently play in EuroLeague, a competition that NBA would likely replace if the project goes through.
It's been more than two decades since the last NBA expansion. In 2004, the league added the Charlotte Bobcats, a team that rebranded as the Charlotte Hornets.
Check out what's being said about the NBA Paris Games 2025 ahead of a pair of Spurs-Pacers showdowns on Thursday and Saturday.
After commissioner Adam Silver talked about the possibility of an NBA Europe league on Thursday, Wemby shined with 30 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and five blocks in a Spurs rout.
The French superstar returned home and delivered. Victor Wembanyama grew up right outside of Paris, France and spent five years playing in the French basketball league. On Thursday night he
In August, during the Paris Olympics, Silver said in an interview with The Associated Press that the league had started ramping up talks with FIBA, the sport’s global governing body, on adding either an annual competition in Europe or even having an NBA-operated league.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver met with the media ahead of the NBA Paris Games and confirmed the league still has interest in developing a separate European League, that wouldn't be as an expansion of t
The first enormous roar from the crowd came before the game even started. All Victor Wembanyama needed to do to get the fans in Paris into a full-blown frenzy was,
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