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,

Membership from the soccer and basketball juggernaut would mark a significant step in launching the NBA’s overseas venture.

Adam Silver advances NBA efforts to launch a potential European league, with discussions and meetings underway.

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,

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,