NBA commissioner Adam Silver says the league still has serious interest in a separate European basketball league.
It's been more than two decades since the last NBA expansion. In 2004, the league added the Charlotte Bobcats, a team that rebranded as the Charlotte Hornets.
With star players like Stephon Castle and Devin Vassell making waves, the San Antonio Spurs are finding silver linings amid challenges. This episode details the team's recent performances, highlighting Castle's impressive scoring surge and Vassell's consistent contributions.
Welcome home, Wemby. For the first time as an NBA player, Wembanyama played in his homeland on Thursday — the star attraction in this two-game set of games between San Antonio and Indiana, a series that concludes on Saturday night.
Wemby finished the night with 30 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 blocked shots as the Spurs won 140-110, San Antonio’s second-largest victory margin of the season and Indiana’s second-largest defeat margin.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver told reporters on Thursday in Paris that the league has been exploring whether starting a league in Europe is a commercially viable option. Silver clarified that no such agreement is in place;
After commissioner Adam Silver talked about the possibility of an NBA Europe league on Thursday, Wemby shined with 30 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and five blocks in a Spurs rout. Carroll did not coach last season after parting ways with the Seahawks in January 2024.
On Thursday in Paris, before Victor Wembanyama dominated the first of two games between his San Antonio Spurs and the Indiana Pacers, NBA commissioner Adam Silver told reporters that the league has been looking at how to create a commercially viable league in Europe.
The NBA looks at soccer, particularly in Europe, very closely. The way clubs there have in-season tournaments was part of what convinced NBA Commissioner Adam Silver that such an event would work in his league. The tournament, now called the NBA Cup, has been a smash success in its first two seasons.
Speaking in Paris, Silver said he thought some of the NBA's injury problems were caused by "repetition," and kids should play more sports.