| 2012 NBA Europe Live Tour | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 5–9 October 2012 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
The 2012 NBA Europe Live Tour was a basketball exhibition tour featuring teams from the NBA and the Euroleague, as a part of the NBA Global Games. The hosting countries were Turkey, Germany, Italy and Spain. [1]
The NBA teams that participated were:
Boston Celtics (2nd participation) Dallas Mavericks The Euroleague teams that participated were:
Fenerbahçe Ülker 
Alba Berlin 
Olimpia Milano (2nd participation)
FC Barcelona Regal (3d participation)The EuroLeague, known as the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague for sponsorship reasons, is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier men's league in Europe. The league consists of 18 teams, of which 16 are given long-term licences and wild cards, making the league a semi-closed league. The league was first organized by FIBA in 1958, subsequently by ULEB in 2000 and then solely the Euroleague Basketball.
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