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NBA and FIBA push ahead with European league plan
Original: NBA, FIBA committed to European competition despite Euroleague rejection
The NBA and FIBA are moving forward with plans for a new joint basketball competition in Europe, despite EuroLeague's rejection of the project. The two organisations remain committed to launching the venture, setting up a potential rival to EuroLeague's dominance of top-level club basketball on the continent. The standoff leaves European basketball's governing structure at a crossroads, with clubs and leagues facing a choice between the established order and the proposed NBA-backed competition.
Why now: EuroLeague's rejection of the NBA-FIBA project has escalated tensions over the future shape of European club basketball.
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