NBA vs. FIBA - El cuento de nunca acabar
Interesante artículo sobre las tensiones que existen entre los propietarios de los equipos y los jugadores que se van en verano con sus equipos nacionales:
Some league executives have been angered over their players being unable to get ice and tape – never mind legitimate NBA-level care – with some national teams. What’s more, several NBA teams believe national federation teams routinely send injured players back into games. This has been suggested in the past few years with several players, including Yao Ming, Pau Gasol, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker.
En medio está el comisionado Stern que lejos de preocuparse por el futuro del deporte en sí, defiende que los jugadores se vayan con sus selecciones porque:
Stern has sold owners on the importance of NBA player participation for European and Far East teams as a way to market the game internationally and create new revenue streams.
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