Europe breathes basketball. The depth of the sport of basketball in Geria Epirus is felt in every step taken in its major cities. In every neighborhood there is a stadium and in every stadium a thousand stories. But there are some places that keep secrets and anecdotes worth telling.
A good portion of them have found a place to make themselves known and this is it Hoop Cities, his production documentary series NBA and is available to its subscribers NBA League Pass.
What is Hoop Cities?
Hoop Cities is a documentary series that travels through Europe through basketball and tells the lesser-known stories of eight cities: Belgrade (Serbia), Bologna (Italy), Paris (France), Kaunas (Lithuania), Cologne and Leverkusen (Germany), Seville (Spain), Istanbul (Turkey) and Thessaloniki (Greece).
This documentary series explores the local basketball culture, history and communities surrounding the sport in major European cities with each episode lasting approximately 45 minutes.
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From Sarunas Marciulonis, Vlade Divac and Drazen Petrovic broke the European barrier in the 1989-1990 NBA season, players from the Old Continent have not stopped coming. A constant interaction that came hand in hand with a substantial increase in people’s interest in what was happening on the other side of the Atlantic. However, on this side of the world, basketball means a lot and its history is just as rich.
That’s exactly what it is Hoop Cities shows in its eight chapters. The people who made the game great in Europe have their space to say how they live or have lived their interaction with this sport.
“The relationship between Europe and basketball goes beyond the countless players from the continent who have influenced the highest levels of the sport.” said Giorgos Aivazoglou, Head of Fan Engagement and Direct-to-Consumer for the NBA for Europe and the Middle East about this content. “The Hoops Cities series showcases the people, communities and stories that have shaped the history of basketball in Europe and fueled the hobby for decades.”
Seville, a chapter not to be missed in Hoop Cities
Spain, as expected, also had their place and moment in the Hoop Cities. Seville It was the place chosen to rescue some of the most interesting stories of the European continent. Episode six travels to Hispalis to chat with some of the names who started their NBA journey here.
Despite not being born in Spain, Kristaps Porzingis and Tomas Satoransky grew up and took their first steps in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in the south of it: in CB Seville.
A city that at the same time was the first to host a preseason game between two NBA teams, October 1996. A fact that aroused the interest of the municipality and the region for the American championship.
Additionally, in the sixth episode of Hoop Cities they also appear Sergio Canales and Ivan Rakitictwo football players with a special passion for the NBA.
