With no promising signs arising from the NBA lockout dispute, the NBA’s 2011-2012 season is looking increasingly more unlikely with the day. Amidst this confusion and disappointment there may be one beneficiary: European Basketball fans. Taking after Ice Hockey players during the 2004 NHL Lockout, NBA players have decided to travel to Europe to occupy themselves during what looks like an absentia season. Dirk Nowitzki, Anadolu Efes and Sasha Vujacic are some of the first players to participate in the European equivalent of the NBA, the Euroleague. With repeated delays to the start of the season can Europeans expect an increasing stream of top flight basketballers to come play in the second most popular basketball league in the world?

Despite the obvious short term benefits that this migration of NBA talent may have for European basketball, there remains the possibility that disputes in the United States may be resolved therefore draining European teams and fans of the basketball talent it had become accustomed to. Ultimately the fact remains that NBA players are being given a chance to play basketball and European fans are being given the chance to see new players showcase some of their skills. If you are interested in seeing the top four European teams compete in the “Final Four” leg of the Euroleague, don’t hestitate to book now with Thg Sports.

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Nedzad Sinanovic of Unicaja fights for rebound with Cemal Nalga of Lietuvos Rytas during their Euroleague TOP16 Group E game in Vilnius