NBA Europe Live Tour Announced

EA and NBA send word that they have united to hold a second tour of NBA Europe Live, where they bring some of the world’s best basketball action to fans in Europe. The event has already begun on October 1 and features the Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves in training camps and exhibition games against top Euroleague Basketball clubs in six cities across Turkey, Italy, Spain, and the UK. The first games of this year?s tour are on October 6 in both Istanbul and Rome.

Besides the tour, EA will also hold a number of events around the launch of NBA LIVE 08, which will be available on PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii and Xbox 360 later this month.

“NBA Europe Live is a fantastic platform for EA SPORTS and our partners at the NBA to share our passion for real and virtual basketball with fans and gamers across Europe,” said Matt Bilbey, Senior Director of International Marketing, EA SPORTS. “We?re pleased to continue to be ambassadors for NBA basketball and with the launch of NBA LIVE 08 in Europe today are excited for gamers to be able to celebrate the best basketball action on the virtual court.”