NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has admitted the difficulties of getting an NBA enlargement crew in Mexico Metropolis, after the Warmth and the Wizards performed a sport there this week.
Throughout his press convention, Silver stated, “Personally, I’d like to have a crew”.
However afterwards, in a seperate interview with The Athletic, he admitted it “can be tougher to develop to Mexico Metropolis than it might be to develop to U.S. cities which have very publicly sought NBA groups.”
Silver additional defined, “Being direct, it’s extremely unlikely Mexico Metropolis would soar above U.S. cities which are presently into consideration,” Silver stated. “However on the similar time, as soon as we transfer into enlargement mode and begin taking a look at all of the concerns that go along with enlargement, I feel that will then enable us to have extra of a template to grasp whether or not a metropolis like Mexico Metropolis can be appropriate.”
Silver revealed that the league’s entrance workplace has began to check enlargement internally and that including a crew within the metropolis is “a few years off” if it had been to occur in any respect.
He additionally clarified that it might be a desire so as to add two groups as a substitute of 1 if the NBA does decides to develop, “as a result of then we would must do some changes within the conferences, (and) I feel it is smart to have two conferences of 16 groups if we had been to do it.”
Additionally Saturday, the NBA introduced a contract extension with its leisure companion in Mexico Metropolis to maintain taking part in video games there.
“In some ways, Mexico Metropolis can be extra additive,” Silver stated. “Flipping a swap in a rustic of 130 million folks and 22 million folks right here in Mexico Metropolis. And so not simply from a enterprise standpoint, however when it comes to producing extra curiosity and enthusiasm across the sport. So we’re going to proceed to check it.”
READ MORE: Former NBA Participant Says He’s ‘Honored’ LeBron Blocked Him on Socials
