The International Basketball Opinion

By ALAN WALLS Welcome to the third edition of The International Basketball Opinion, the world’s newest and only blog specifically dedicated to international basketball current events and news. I t has been speculated and rumored for years. Now the NBA finally made it official last month during its annual NBA Mexico City Games. The NBA will finally have a team in Mexico, the largest market in Latin America… an NBA G League team that is. On December 12 in Mexico City prior to the Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons game, in an announcement that was somewhat lost in the holiday season shuffle, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver called it a "historic milestone for the NBA." Not exactly what Mexican basketball fans had hoped for, but it is a start. Is this the NBA’s way of testing the markets of Mexico City (20 million population) and that of the entire country (120-130 million)… and all Latin America for ...

Welcome to the second edition of The International Basketball Opinion, the world’s newest and only blog specifically dedicated to international basketball current events and news. As you most certainly have heard/read by now, former NBA commissioner David Stern passed away January 1 due to a brain hemorrhage he suffered on December 12 in New York City. Stern, one of the all-time great leaders and movers-and-shakers in professional sports, is widely credited with saving the NBA from obsolescence in the 1980’s and making both the sport of basketball and the American league global powers. Below I share with you two well-written and informative articles by The Undefeated and ESPN on Stern, his and the NBA’s rise to power, his ambitious moves, and well-documented controversies. Enjoy! Remembering David Stern’s power moves https://theundefeated.com/features/remembering-david-stern-power-moves/ NBA commissioner David Stern was a complete force of nature https...