There are quite a few people talking about the newest possibility in the NBA: expansion into Europe. It reminds me of an old comedy skit where these two guys are planning to create a global baseball league. It would cost a lot of money and most of the people around the world don’t know how to play ball. But basketball has taken, on an international basis, better than baseball. David Stern has visions of European franchises for the NBA and could imagine that over the years. It will be interesting to see what they end up coming up with. He also imagines affiliate leagues on other continents in the more distant future. A world unified by the NBA would not necessarily be a bad thing. As long as we don’t have players acting dopey as well. If you have Ron Artest beating up people out on other continents, things could get a little complicated!

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