{
  "id": 3747189,
  "title": "NBA Players Have ‘Serious Problem’ With NBA Europe, Union Chief Says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nba-players-have-serious-problem-with-nba-europe-union-chief-says",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T13:48:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Front Office Sports",
    "slug": "front-office-sports",
    "url": "https://frontofficesports.com/david-kelly-nba-players-europe-union-issue/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The executive director of the NBA Players Association, David Kelly, has expressed concerns over the NBA's European expansion league, NBA Europe. Speaking to Front Office Sports, Kelly stated that NBA players deserve a share of the revenue generated by the new league, as it is being built upon the contributions of current and past NBA players. He emphasized that NBA Europe will generate basketball-related income, which should be shared with the players, albeit not necessarily at the full 51% share the players receive from the league's current revenue. Kelly argued that the league does not need to provide revenue from the Europe league to the NBA players under the existing collective bargaining agreement (CBA), but the union aims to change this in the upcoming deal.",
  "summary": "Kelly also said the union is “no fan” of the second apron.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}