Paris Might Host Future All-Star Game

[Big Bid'Ness]

From:RealGM & The New York Daily News -

Paris might have lost the right to host the 2009 All-Star game to Phoenix, but the City of Light still has a better chance of one day hosting the league's midseason classic than, say, Seattle, which is all but assured of having the SuperSonics leave for Oklahoma City, if not after this season then in the next three years.

But Tony Parker might still get to show off his game to his hometown fans in an All-Star Game before his playing days are over. A league spokesman said that an international All-Star Game is "still on the table and under consideration."

Paris has been on David Stern's radar since 2005 when the commissioner first publicly acknowledged interest in taking his showcase event to an international locale. As you might imagine, that created a major buzz overseas.

This might be a good idea to have an AS game in paris.

 

[ZigZag]

I disagree. The NBA will lose TONS of money if they do it outside of the US.

 

[playmaker7]

Yea it will. The NBA's fanbase is based in America. They need to keep it here or else they'll be on the losing end.

 

[DJT]

I think it would help, cause the true fans in the US will still watch and tons of big name stars would probably make the trip to Paris, plus it would be greatly increasing the fan base in Europe.

 

[Pugz]

I think it would help, cause the true fans in the US will still watch and tons of big name stars would probably make the trip to Paris, plus it would be greatly increasing the fan base in Europe.

Yea I agree this would help.

 

[-Torres-]

I think having an All Star game outside of the U.S. is absolutely ridiculous. This is our professional league. They have their own league. If they want to be fans of the NBA that's perfectly ok, but it's still our league.