NBA Global Games
The NBA Europe Live Tour is a series of basketball friendlies at the train several teams from the North American professional league of the National Basketball Association (NBA) as part of their pre-season training in Europe and against each other and compete against top European teams. The game series was first held in 2006 and serves the NBA for " testing " of the spectator interest in NBA basketball in Europe. It belongs to the plan of the NBA Commissioners David Stern an expansion of the NBA to Europe.
Already since 1988 complete NBA teams play friendlies in Europe. As a predecessor of Europe Live tour here, the game series McDonalds Open apply.
NBA Europe Live Tour 2013
NBA Europe Live Tour 2012
NBA Europe Live Tour 2011
2011 did not take place because of a tour lasted from July 1 to December 8 strikes of the NBA teams.
NBA Europe Live Tour 2010
NBA Europe Live Tour 2009
NBA Europe Live Tour 2008
NBA Europe Live Tour 2007
NBA Europe Live Tour 2006
The tour took place in 2006 in seven European cities in five different countries instead.
Mini- tournament in Moscow:
Finals in the Cologne Arena in Cologne: