Euroleague and the NBA soon started a legal conflict?

Discussions between NBA etc l’Euroleague in the framework NBA Europe they have not progressed well yet. They could now turn into a legal or even court battle. Eurohoops hinted that on Mondaythe letter was sent by Euroleague in the NBA last week, which raises the possibility of legal action. The European League has specifically warned its American counterpart about the clubs being courted by Adam Silver and his teams within NBA Europe.

Euroleague wanted to remind that teams are contractually bound by licenses. The A-license clubs, notified of this letter, benefit from the long-term commitment and therefore have to renew their participation this season for the period between 2026 and 2036. Therefore, 9 of the 13 A-license clubs (Baskonia, Olympiakos, Panathinaikos, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Milan, Žalgiris Kaunas, Anadolu Efes, Bayern Munich and the CSKA Moscowhowever suspended) have already announced that they want to renew their commitment.

Barça is extending the Euroleague

The four teams were still the subject of discussions this Tuesday at a meeting with the Euroleague, which set Friday, January 16, as the deadline for announcing their intentions.

Eurohoops convinced that it is FC Barcelona in turn gave a verbal agreement this Tuesday for a new ten-year lease. THE Real Madrid for now it remains uncertain (the legal deadline for execution is June 30, 2026), whileASWELL heads straight to relegation from the league. As for Fenerbahçeaccording to Eurohoops, it should ask for some patience to solve its management problems while its president Sadettin Saran is being prosecuted in a drug case and was arrested on 25 December.

Among the teams that extended, some are still among those that NBA Europe hopes will rebound. It announced last November that Milan, Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Munich, Athens and Istanbul were part of it of 12 cities having a permanent spot in a future NBA competition. Will that mean new negotiations with the Euroleague? Or by creating new franchises in these cities, independent of the big clubs they already have?

The NBA has announced for January opening their consultations with clubs and potential investors for the project that should result the first season in a year and a half. The deadline is getting closer, and it could speed up possible tensions with the Euroleague. Very far from the conditions that the latter suggested possible cooperation with NBA Europe.