2014 Basketball World Championships will be host in Barcelona

Barcelona is to be a host city in the 2014 Basketball World Championships (from August, 30 to September, 14 2014). Last Tuesday May 25, the Mayor, Jordi Hereu, and the Chairman of the Spanish Basketball Federation, José Luís Sáez, signed an agreement formally recognising Barcelona as one of the host cities for the 2014 Basketball World Championships.

2014 Basketball World Championships

The agreement means Barcelona will hold four last-sixteen matches, two quarter-final matches and one semi-final match, as well as two official friendly matches involving the Spanish national team and various events to promote basketball.

Together with Barcelona Bilbao, Seville, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Madrid and Granada will also be host cities for the 2014 Basketball World Championships.

LA Lakers in Barcelona. Pau Gasol comes back home

Pau Gasol

Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks from NBA, and Regal FC Barcelona and AJ Milano from Euroleague Basketball, will play a series of preseason games this October as part of NBA Europe Live. Barcelona, London, Milan, and Paris will host the games.

On October 7th, Los Angeles Lakers will play Regal FC Barcelona at the Palau Sant Jordi. The match is included in the NBA Europe Live tour and brings Pau Gasol back to the city. The match will be presented on 22 April by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who is coming over to Barcelona.

“I started with FC Barcelona when I was 16 and I still have many fond memories of my days playing for them. The match will be particularly special for me as I’ll be able to show my team-mates what a beautiful city Barcelona is” Gasol remarked in comments published by the organisers.

You can find more information at FC Barcelona website.