Opening-night rosters will feature a record 71 European players, including record 19 French players. Official release Giannis Antetokounmpo (Left, from Greece) and Nikola Jokic (from Serbia) are two ...

The NBA season opens Tuesday with a record 135 players born outside the U.S. They come from 43 countries, with 71 players ...

This season, an NBA record-tying 135 international players represent 43 different countries and territories, but the game’s globalization is traced with consistent contributions ...

The NBA continues expanding its global reach as the 2025-26 season tips off with a record 135 international players from 43 countries and six continents on opening-night rosters, the league announced ...

The NBA, Euroleague, and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) met in Switzerland on Wednesday to seek a roadmap for collaboration on the future of European basketball. The creation of a ...

The NBA is being hit by an international storm, attracting athletes from all corners of the world. At the start of the 2024-25 season, the league announced that a record-tying 125 international ...

Basketball keeps getting more global. The NBA season opens Tuesday, and the league’s opening night rosters show a record 135 players who were born outside the U.S. They come from 43 countries — tying ...

Basketball has exploded in global popularity over the past decades, and now every team has at least one international player on its roster. 15 current international players have been named to all-star ...