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NBA eyes European expansion: report
0 Comments | AFP, February, 2008
NEW YORK (AFP) — The National Basketball Association is moving forward with expansion into Europe, including a plan to operate five franchises over the next 10 years, American sports magazine Sports Illustrated reported Wednesday.
Sports Illustrated said sources told them that commissioner David Stern will announce the NBA's stance during a news conference on Saturday, the day before the NBA all-star Game in New Orleans.
The plan being pondered includes organizing a European division with five teams which would play a full 82-game schedule and compete for the NBA title.
This is not the first time that Stern has entertained overseas expansion.
He brought up the idea five years ago, saying at the time that the league would look into European expansion...
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