Sports in Brief: NBA is planning to play in London

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, October, 2008 | by Compiled By The Inquirer Staff

NBA commissioner  David Stern  said yesterday that the league likely would play regular-season games in London before the city hosts the 2012 Olympics, as a springboard to increasing the NBA's marketability in Britain. At a news conference in London, Stern also announced a joint venture with the Anschutz Entertainment Group to build about a dozen NBA-style arenas in major Chinese cities.

The project was announced at the O2 Arena in London, where the New Jersey Nets and Miami Heat played a preseason game. AEG runs the O2, and the venture will be equally owned by the two parties. Stern did not say when the plan might start, or where the buildings would be located. Auto racing A win Saturday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway rocketed 41-year-old  Jeff Burton  onto  Jimmie...