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Adam Silver on expansion: Maybe there's more we can do in Canada and Mexico City
Adam Silver: There's cities worth thinking about. Dan Patrick: How many cities would you say are on that wish list? Silver: Well, let me begin by saying it. It's not obvious to me we should expand. I think it's likely over time we will. And and the reason I say it's not obvious is because as a global business, you know, where something like two billion people will connect with us on social media, over a billion people over the course of the year will watch some portion of the game: Adding another US city, arguably, it's unclear how much growth we'll get as a result of that. And when you're adding expansion franchises, you're diluting your competition. Let's say we expand by two teams, two more teams that you know are going to be competing for those same players and you're diluting your economics to the extent we have locked in television money now for the next decade you have two more partners. Having said that, I do believe certain markets potentially can be additive to the NBA and that's what we’re gonna look at. I think part of it is geographic it's a big country you know making sure we're represented you know all around the country and then over time maybe there's more we can do in Canada and Mexico City as a city we've talked about before.
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