{"id":479928,"date":"2026-01-20T15:54:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=479928"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:54:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:54:51","slug":"real-madrid-fans-warn-against-nba-europe-move-leaving-the-euroleague-would-be-a-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/real-madrid-fans-warn-against-nba-europe-move-leaving-the-euroleague-would-be-a-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid fans warn against NBA Europe move: \u201cLeaving the EuroLeague would be a mistake\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"2546\" data-end=\"2795\">The three largest supporters\u2019 groups of <strong data-start=\"2586\" data-end=\"2627\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Real Madrid<\/span><\/span><\/strong> \u2014 <em data-start=\"2630\" data-end=\"2642\">Berserkers<\/em>, <em data-start=\"2644\" data-end=\"2664\">Los Ojos del Tigre<\/em> and <em data-start=\"2669\" data-end=\"2689\">PM La Gran Familia<\/em> \u2014 have released a joint statement outlining their stance on the NBA Europe project and the club\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2797\" data-end=\"2971\">While acknowledging several issues with the current <strong data-start=\"2849\" data-end=\"2890\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">EuroLeague<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, the fans believe that leaving it to join NBA Europe would be a serious mistake.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Comunicado conjunto de las pe\u00f1as de baloncesto con relaci\u00f3n a los rumores sobre la continuidad o no de nuestro equipo en la Euroliga <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XbvqbKhYK1\">pic.twitter.com\/XbvqbKhYK1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Berserkers RMCF (@BerserkersRMCF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BerserkersRMCF\/status\/2013326172357112232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2973\" data-end=\"3214\">The statement stresses that official information remains limited and that the club has not publicly clarified its position. However, the supporters emphasize their commitment to a European basketball ecosystem built on history and tradition:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3216\" data-end=\"3403\">\n<p data-start=\"3218\" data-end=\"3403\">\u201cWe believe in a European basketball landscape where we can compete against historic teams with deep basketball traditions. As of today, that is not what the NBA Europe project offers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"3405\" data-end=\"3547\">They argue that Real Madrid would likely be the only historic powerhouse in the new competition \u2014 a scenario they see as fundamentally flawed.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3549\" data-end=\"3607\">EuroLeague flaws acknowledged, NBA Europe questioned<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3608\" data-end=\"3932\">The fans openly criticize EuroLeague decisions such as hosting the Final Four in Abu Dhabi, high ticket prices, and the inclusion of teams driven mainly by economic interests. Still, they underline that EuroLeague remains the competition that currently gathers Europe\u2019s historic clubs under a clear \u2014 if imperfect \u2014 project.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3934\" data-end=\"3994\">By contrast, the NBA Europe concept is described as unclear:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3996\" data-end=\"4155\">\n<p data-start=\"3998\" data-end=\"4155\">\u201cBased on the commissioner\u2019s recent statements, the NBA Europe project creates more uncertainty than clarity, both from a sporting and economic perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 data-start=\"4157\" data-end=\"4184\">Defending fan culture<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4185\" data-end=\"4264\">The statement concludes with a strong defense of fan culture and affordability:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"4266\" data-end=\"4439\">\n<p data-start=\"4268\" data-end=\"4439\">\u201cWe will always support a model of basketball where fan passion is a central pillar and where ticket prices are reasonable, so the sport does not become a luxury product.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"4441\" data-end=\"4573\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Regardless of the club\u2019s final decision, the supporters reaffirm their unconditional loyalty to Real Madrid \u2014 in good times and bad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major supporters\u2019 groups voice concern over NBA project despite criticism of EuroLeague<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":474610,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_spbk_hide_featured":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[34,82],"tags":[],"rumors":[],"typology":[],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-479928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acb","category-euroleague"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/IMG_3562.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=479928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/474610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=479928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=479928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=479928"},{"taxonomy":"rumors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rumors?post=479928"},{"taxonomy":"typology","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/typology?post=479928"},{"taxonomy":"posizionamento","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posizionamento?post=479928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}