La ‘bomb’ released by Marca with its exclusive on NBA and FIBA meetings for their landing in Europe It remains one of the fundamental topics in any conversation table with the future of basketball on it.
And more if at that table is the commissioner of the NBA Adam Silver, who has given an interview to Corriere della Sera in which he admits the first meetings with the highest body in world basketball to draw up a joint action plan in the Old Continent.
“We are only at the beginning of the discussion, although it is true that we have been collaborating with Fiba for some time thanks to the ‘Basketball without Borders’ program and the BAL (Basketball African League), Silver assures in his talk with the Italian newspaper. I like the invitation for a joint table: the goal is to work together to improve the continent’s basketball ecosystem. We look forward to resuming the meetings. “
Silver is clear that the goal of the NBA has to be an expansion that seems infinite in his case: “The growth opportunities are enormous, especially outside of the United States. The goal is to focus on a consumer-oriented business and directly engage fans through “augmented technology,” we will make this experience more personal and interactive. “
I talk to the teams about the possibility of creating a tournament ‘during the season’ as in football
In the interview with the transalpine newspaper Silver he also talks about football as a model in which he looks for the NBA to continue evolving: “I study this sport and I am passionate about it. I talk to the teams about the possibility of creating a tournament during the season. ‘as it happens in football. “
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