LONDON, (Reuters) – The NBA is opening at least five new international offices, including around three in Africa by 2012, NBA Commissioner David Stern said yesterday.
Speaking ahead of a pre-season game in London between the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz, Stern said the NBA was hiring staff, a year after the league laid off around 80 employees.
“We’ve made a number of hires with respect to our international offices over the past year,” Stern told a news conference, adding the league is opening offices in India and the Middle East.
