Thanks btw for the response. I might have come off snark and I apologize for that.

I ask that you for one moment, take the time to see the differences between professional sports models in the US and Europe and instead of asking why they’re different or how, ask what do those differences amount to in the end?

My…

Does the NBA compete against soccer leagues?

How would that number look? Does the NBA have someone they can see eye to eye with like the premier does to La Liga? or Bundesliga? If not then why make that comparison?

Go to the Bronx and pay 5 bucks for these u8 to u15 games in public schools. Probably some of the best games you’ll watch at the youth level. Then, stay for the men’s u 30 leagues. There is enough interest with given the proper structure that a lower division for a team that takes in 5 to 10 k a game in pockets ALL…

There are no Euro fans who care about NBA’s hegemony. And one of the great nba players RIGHT NOW is Giannis.

Who does the MLS have? Who has the MLS developed that would serve as equal comparison? Don’t take this personally, but Europe DOES NOT care about b ball. They get happy, proud when they hear teams and players…

· Basketball isn’t a global sport. You know the “our athletes don’t play this sport” U.S. excuse we give time and time again? How do you think Germany feels when they get beat by the US basketball team? How does team USA feel when we lose to another teams national basketball team? Germany Italy has guts all over the…