NBA takes key step toward adding Las Vegas, Seattle teams

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is laying the groundwork for an expansion to Seattle and Las Vegas.

The NBA board of governors voted to “authorize the league to formally explore potential team expansion to Las Vegas and Seattle,” the league said in a Wednesday statement.

NBA officials will soon begin evaluating potential markets, owners and arenas in those two areas, and the “broader economic implications” of expansion, it said.

“Today’s vote reflects our Board’s interest in exploring potential expansion to Las Vegas and Seattle — two markets with a long history of support for NBA........

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