LONDON ¨C The passion and tribalism of European soccer fans is something NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is hoping will be part of a new basketball competition expected to launch on the continent in the next two years.
The NBA announced last year that it was exploring options for creating a new European-wide competition in partnership with world basketball body ?FIBA.
No teams have been announced but Silver said they were still in discussions with potential investors. Soccer clubs ?in Spain ?such as Barcelona and Real Madrid have had basketball teams for many years who compete ?in the EuroLeague.
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