2012 EuroLeague American Tour

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The 2012 Euroleague American Tour was a basketball exhibition tour featuring teams from the Euroleague and the NBA, as a part of the Euroleague American Tour. The hosting countries were the United States and Canada. [1]

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6 October 2012
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