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Inquirer.net - Oct 21, 2026

The NBA will make what it calls the biggest investment ever into European basketball when it starts a new league there in 2027, deputy commissioner Mark Tatum said in a meeting with reporters on Tuesday. Tatum, speaking a few hours before the start of the NBA season, said again that the planned October 2027 launch

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