| 2009 NBA Europe Live Tour | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 3–20 October 2009 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
The 2009 NBA Europe Live Tour was a basketball exhibition tour featuring teams from the NBA and Real Madrid from the Euroleague, as a part of the NBA Global Games. The hosting countries were England and Spain.
The 2009 tour was combined with the Euroleague American Tour to create an eleven-game global preseason schedule.
The NBA teams that participated were:
Utah Jazz Chicago Bulls Denver Nuggets Phoenix Suns (2nd participation) San Antonio Spurs (2nd participation) New York Knicks L.A. Clippers (2nd participation) Indiana Pacers Cleveland Cavaliers Philadelphia 76ers (2nd participation)The Euroleague teams that participated were:
Partizan Belgrade 
Real Madrid (2nd participation)
Olympiacos 
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