NBA appears to prioritize European audience with announcement of unique 2026-27 season opener

The NBA is a global league.

That is a statement that basketball fans have heard countless times, especially since Adam Silver took over as the league's commissioner in 2014, but we have perhaps never seen an announcement by the NBA that better represents that statement than the one the league made on Tuesday.

The league shared the news that the 2026-27 NBA regular season will get underway on Tuesday, Oct. 20, with the Detroit Pistons playing host to the Boston Celtics. Two historic...