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The NBA Europe plan also includes other teams in major European cities, and Rome is reportedly a potential location thanks to the backing of a wealthy entrepreneur. "A team in Rome? Yes, Rome will be there. There’s an option on the table linked to a very wealthy entrepreneur," he confirmed.
NBA Europe managing director George Aivazoglou confirmed that the project will launch in October 2027, adding that teams from Rome, Milan (Italy), London, Manchester (United Kingdom), Paris, Lyon (France), Madrid, Barcelona (Spain), Berlin, Munich (Germany), one team from Athens (Greece) and Istanbul (Turkiye) will be playing in the competition.
Warriors guard Buddy Hield on his offseason travels to Rome: “Gladiator. I watched Gladiator and I thought Maximus was a real warrior. I’m going into the Colosseum yelling ‘Maximus!’ and my tour guide was like, ‘He’s not real.’"
Tatum pointed to the lack of permanent Euroleague teams in key cities including London, Paris, Berlin and Rome, and said the investment that comes with a new league would help bring sorely needed basketball infrastructure to the region. "The lack of world-class basketball facilities in Europe is striking relative to the affinity there," Tatum said. "There are big markets in Europe that aren't being serviced today, where there are millions of basketball fans that aren't being serviced."
The NBA’s plan is to create a new competition with teams based in major European capitals. In addition to Madrid and Barcelona, candidate cities for one of the eight to ten franchises include London, Manchester, Paris, Lyon, Rome, Milan, and Berlin.
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Adam Zagoria: After Bronny James and Sierra Canyon played in London, Paris and Rome over the summer, the @Hoophall will also hold a high school event in London in December pic.twitter.com/FCgGo1m2nN
After Bronny James and Sierra Canyon played in London, Paris and Rome over the summer, the @Hoophall will also hold a high school event in London in December pic.twitter.com/FCgGo1m2nN
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) October 20, 2022
But the turning point of his career came in those practice runs. After a training camp in Rome established Boston’s “Ubuntu” mission and a hot start out the gate that year, Pierce set up those G-Unit runs to keep them on their toes and to continue pushing. Pierce was on his way out the door in Boston a year earlier. Now “The Truth” was trying to drive the culture every day. “That never happened with P before. He was not doing that. He was not engaged like that,” says Powe. “But it all changed when KG got there, and that moment when he set up those runs was crazy. That’s what I think he was all about. He was all about winning and being competitive.”
Dane Moore: Malik Beasley on what he has told his Timberwolves teammates about getting through this rough patch: "You gotta remind yourself that Rome wasn't built in a day... Rome will be built soon."
Misko Raznatovic: 2008 Rome, Italy.....2018 Europe again! Welcome to Russia! #BeoBasket
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The full back-and-forth lasts several minutes, but it can be best summarized by the following exchange. Rome: He said, if you wait for them to understand you, if you wait for that, “You’re just f-----.” That’s what he said, right? Draymond: Absolutely. Absolutely. And it’s true. I’ll spend the rest of my life waiting for them to understand it and they’ll never get it. And guess what, I’m f-----.
Popovich found the first debate incredibly disheartening. Then he tried to watch the vice-presidential debate and couldn’t get through the whole thing. “I worry that maybe I’m being a little too pessimistic, but I’m beginning to have a harder time believing that we are not Rome,” he said. “Rome didn’t fall in 20 days or 30 years. It took a couple hundred years. The question is: Are we in that process and we don’t even know it? I really am starting to think about that. It’s not just the two candidates. It’s the way the whole thing is being treated.”
Appearing on the "Jim Rome Show" on CBS Sports Radio, Bryant said that he is happy for Durant and that it is the type of offseason move that would bring out his competitive edge. "I was happy for him. This is something that he wants to do man, he's happy with his decision," Bryant told Rome about Durant. "So as a competitor you have to look at that and say ok, how can I figure out, I have to figure out to take apart that team, and so now the challenge becomes how to find cracks within their system within their personnel, how can I take them down."