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It isn’t every day that the NBA comes to France. The Chicago Bulls’ clash against the Detroit Pistons is the second time the league is coming to Paris. The country represents a crucial pool of talent for the NBA, which now has all eyes on Africa where it's hoping to develop the sport. Dr Lindsay Krasnoff speaks to James Vasina, providing insight based on the research for her latest book, "Basketball Empire". #NBAParisGame #NBA #France #Africa
Many were surprised when the NBA uprooted its Global Games London edition in favor of Paris, but insiders understand that France has become one of the League’s most important markets for numerous reasons. Read more.
Few know that the world’s oldest original basketball court lays nestled in Paris’ ninth arrondisement. For more, click here.
“Why France Won the World Cup, Regardless of the FRAUSA Outcome,” via Washington Post, June 27, 2019.
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"France's World Cup Title Will Again Help Women's Soccer," via ESPNw.
“From the Black Power Salute to Colin Kaepernick: What’s Changed?” CNN International, October 16, 2018.
The Athletic. Read more coverage of Les Bleus during the 2018 World Cup at The Athletic.
The Washington Post
Joie des hoops: the hidden history of franco-American diplomacy
Gonzaga basketball's french connection
Washington Post
Why the 2024 Olympic Games are a victory for globalism
Roads & Kingdoms
Living to the rhythm of the race
CNN International
Skiers count the cost of living 'White Circus' dream
The New Yorker
French women are taking over soccer
Sports Illustrated
France at Euro 2016: Complex aspects of following Les Bleus
Vice Sports
high hopes and olympic hoop dreams in france
The New Yorker
Basketball, which was invented by the Y.M.C.A. educator James Naismith in 1891, is one of the few global sports with American roots, and U.S. players have long dominated the game. While this is still the case, an increasing number of N.B.A. stars come from abroad. France is not typically perceived as a basketball breeding ground, but only Canada and Serbia have sent more men to the league; five Frenchmen entered this year’s playoffs.
CNN International
In the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, the idea of liberté, égalité, fraternité in France might have seemed irretrievably fractured. But try telling that to the thousands of kids and teenagers playing football in the Paris Île-de-France region week-in and week-out.
Football is one area of French life where the nation's founding principles are very alive and kicking.
New York Times
Four years ago, Les Bleus, the French national soccer team, went on strike in South Africa. The incident capped the team’s self-destruction in the 2010 World Cup. In the aftermath, the players were called undereducated “PlayStation junkies” who were too individualistic to serve the nation.
Much has changed, yet today the French hesitate to re-embrace the team. A poll conducted for the magazine France Football found that only 20 percent of French people surveyed in late April had a positive view of Les Bleus.