NBA to Consider Expansion After New TV Deals, Possibly Overseas

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league will turn to expansion, possibly overseas, after it completes a new round of TV rights deals.

“At some point we’d like to look outside the United States in addition to Canada, this may not be the right moment to do that but I’m thinking long-term as well,” Silver said at a press conference in Boston Thursday before the start of the NBA Finals.

Adam Silver in Boston on June 6.

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Las Vegas and Seattle are both looked at as favorites for new NBA franchises. Mexico City is also considered a contender. The only foreign team presently is the Toronto ...