NBA stars playing in Europe instead of U.S.? That's what soccer giants want

The first time a powerful European soccer club asked the NBA if, in two years, it might be allowed to buy one of the league’s stars for NBA Europe, the answer was immediate.No.Imagine it: A rich, powerful, proper football conglomerate overseas starts a basketball team. It picks up the phone and dials the Milwaukee Bucks, who, for the sake of argument, are having a rough season. The club says, hey, here’s a couple hundred million dollars, or whatever it may cost, how about Giannis Antetokounmpo coming to play for us in NBA Europe?Advertisement