Daily News | NBA, France announce plan to elevate basketball partnership, and grow the game in Africa
NBA commissioner Adam Silver and French President Emmanuel Macron announced their plan to collaborate on a variety of initiatives that will boost the sport on all levels.
The NBA will look to grow the Ligue Nationale de Basket , France’s top professional league, by sharing best practices across team and league business and basketball operations. The leagues will explore opportunities for exhibition games featuring NBA, LNB and Basketball Africa League teams and players.
The NBA and the FFBB will expand their existing basketball development programs. And the league and France plan to invest more in the hoops infrastructure in Africa. That includes having multipurpose facilities that can host BAL and NBA games.
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