The NBA returns to Madrid after that now legendary match between Real Madrid and Oklahoma City Thunder which the white team won in extra time. It was 2016. A lot has changed. In the league, the power of the Europeans continues to grow, with four of the last five MVPs of the season (Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic), and their desire to cross borders. Increasingly powerful matches in Europe or the latest, the return of Luka Doncic to Madrid under his stellar condition.
On the occasion of that special meeting, precisely, the NBA continues to show its closeness to the city and one of its emblems that wants to be the first power in sport, the new Santiago Bernabéu. “Of course we want to play there, but we still have to talk and analyze,” Mark Tatum said.vice commissioner of the NBA, to a small group of media including MARCA.
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Doncic said he wanted to play at the New Bernabéu
Mark Tatum
It’s not gossip. Real Madrid showed Tatum what the new stadium is, with its advantages and the possibility is real in the future. “Teams want to play there. Doncic said he would love to try himself,” added the manager of the best league in the world. For now, the Slovenian will confirm himself with a clash against the club he loves, while the NBA will play its regular European league game in Paris and he does not rule out Madrid being an opportunity.
The future, between the Cup… and ‘pause to expansion’
In the immediate future, the new NBA will have one of the incentives in the ‘Cup’ in the months of November and December. “It could be played in the future in Europe or the Middle East,” they say in the league. “Players were consulted and they are the ones who want to play it,” they say.
We focus on closing the new television agreement in the United States
Mark Tatum
And for now ‘pause’ a possible expansion. “We are focused on closing the new television agreement in the United States to then be able to see what future exists,” Tatum concluded. And no, even though they like the Bernabéu… that option of a Real Madrid is not possible. “European teams have the inconvenience of travel, fitting them into a calendar and not be able to bother the players,” he said.
2023-10-10 16:30:53
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