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Real Madrid meet with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to discuss NBA Europe project -report
Real Madrid officials and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver met this Thursday in Paris to discuss the NBA’s project to launch a competition in Europe, according to a report published on The Athletic. Real Madrid’s contact with the Euroleague expires in the summer of 2026 and the NBA see the club as a key piece which would encourage other big European teams to join the project,
NBA commissioner Adam Silver meets with Real Madrid about potential European league membership, per report
NBA commissioner Adam Silver met with Real Madrid leaders about potential membership in NBA Europe as he continues his quest to build a league overseas, according to The Athletic. Along with deputy commissioner Mark Tatum and the league's European and Middle East director George Aivazoglou,
Adam Silver meets with Real Madrid to discuss NBA’s Europe league venture
Membership from the soccer and basketball juggernaut would mark a significant step in launching the NBA’s overseas venture.
Adam Silver takes major step toward new NBA European League
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NBA Unveils Plans For Six Regular-Season Games In Europe, And That’s Just The Beginning Of What Adam Silver Has In Mind
The NBA is going global in a bold new way. On Thursday, commissioner Adam Silver and FIBA secretary general Andreas Zagklis announced the league’s intent to expand its European footprint. The league is launching a full-scale European league backed by the NBA,
Silver, Tatum Meet With UK PM, Possible Investors About European League
United Kingdom prime minister Keir Starmer held a meeting on Wednesday with NBA commissioner Adam Silver and deputy commissioner Mark Tatum regarding a potential NBA Europe league, sources inform insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter link).
NBA Europe? Adam Silver, UK Prime Minister And Big Investors Reportedly In Deep Talks
NBA commissioner Adam Silver isn’t just thinking globally. He’s acting on it. Silver and deputy commissioner Mark Tatum met with United Kingdom prime minister Keir Starmer and a wave of potential investors as part of what looks like serious early planning for a possible NBA-backed league in Europe,
Adam Silver: NBA to explore expansion, conduct 'in-depth analysis' in first official step
At the Board of Governors meeting Tuesday in Las Vegas, Silver told reporters that league owners instructed the NBA to conduct an in-depth analysis of its options. It is a small yet important box to check on the extensive to-do list that comes with league expansion and could get the ball rolling for a 31st team to enter the picture.
Adam Silver Not Ready to Close Door on Possible NBA Dynasties
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been busy over the last month. Not only has Oklahoma City won its first NBA Championship in team history, but it has also gotten
NBA commissioner Adam Silver and his chief deputies …
NBA commissioner Adam Silver and his chief deputies met with leaders from Spanish conglomerate Real Madrid on Thursday in Paris about the possibility of the club signing on with Silver’s planned European league.

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