The King has indicated on more than one occasion that he is interested in purchasing a franchise and installing it in a city in the State of Nevada.
LeBron Jamesfigure of the Los Angeles Lakers and the National Basketball Association, he reiterated his intention to have an NBA team in Las Vegas (USA), sends a message directly to the league commissioner, Adam Silver.
“You’ve probably seen every NBA player interview and transcript. So: ‘I want a team here, Adam. Thank you'”said the star of Lakers. LeBron He was in the city of the game to play a preparatory match for his team against phoenix sunswho finally got the victory by 115-119.
“I want to bring a team here at some point. It’s going to be incredible”, he said at the press conference after the meeting. The proposal is not surprising, because it This isn’t the first time LeBron has spoken about his plans to have a franchise NBA in Las Vegas.
For example, in June he made similar statements on his television show ‘The Shop’: “I want to have a team. I want to buy a team, of course (…). I want a team in Vegas“he said then.
However, the expansion to Las Vegas imagined is not currently among the imminent plans of NBA. “It’s not true (talk about expansion to Seattle and Las Vegas). Maybe some in the league are talking about potential expansion after the 2024 season. At some point this league will expand, but not now“sure Adam Silver in a press conference some time ago Finals of NBA.
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