Quote Originally Posted by gregyo View Post
Well, in regards to the NBA champions calling themselves world champions, I think it's warranted. The best players in the world play in the NBA. That's just how it is. America is the best basketball-playing country in the world, as the U.S. Olympic team is showing, again. World champions is warranted.
To a point except if the World Championship took teams from several countries the talent pool would probably be split among then. Some players might stay in europe, china etc. and if money is equal then more americans might play for them.