The body specified that it remained open to dialogue, in a statement published on Tuesday.

The project of a European version NBA does not appeal to everyone. The Euroligue described this idea as “menace” for European basketball, in a press release Published Tuesday, March 8, the day after a meeting of its steering committee, in Barcelona. “Such projects may fragment sport and create confusion” said the ECA (Euroleague Commercial Assets), the private company, which organizes the largest European basketball club competition.

The NBA announced on March 27 that it wanted “explorer” The creation of a league in Europe in partnership with the FIBA, whose major European clubs had separated in 2000 to create the Euroligue. The latter is nevertheless said “open In dialogue with any part really interested in contributing to the continuous growth of European basketball “.