NBA fans are not just from North America; the league has found a following all over the world. In the 2024 NBA Paris Game, the Nets played the Cleveland Cavaliers. Even soccer and football stars went to watch.
A lot of famous people watched the game because it was in Paris. Football stars like Kylian Mbappe, Ronaldo Nazario, and David Beckham were among the watchers. The NBA stars then noticed them and thanked them for their support of the league.
“It is cool that they pulled up. These people are freaking celebrities, so it is really cool. Mikal said, “I wish we could have won in front of them.” Some of the biggest names in soccer were there.
Soccer is losing ground to basketball as it keeps growing.
One of the most popular games in the world, basketball, has grown even more. Even though soccer is bigger and more famous, people should not forget how far basketball has come in the last few decades
In the last few years, the NBA has become a game with stars from all over the world. As shown by the fact that the last three MVPs are from Europe and Africa, even the best players in the league are starting to play with more foreign players.
NBA players like Beckham and Mbappe watch it every chance they get, which shows that it is becoming more respected in the sports world. This will keep happening as the NBA grows and plays more games in other countries, like they did in Paris.
The Nets are big fans of basketball played in other countries.
The Nets have been ready to play overseas ever since Mikhail Prokhorov bought most of the team. After the NBA Paris Game, the Nets had played 23 games outside of North America. That is more than any other NBA team of all time.
Now that Joe Tsai owns most of the Nets, he is doing what Prokhorov did. That is a great way to make the Nets more well-known in other countries, and it also helps the NBA become more well-known in places where soccer is more famous.