LONDON – It’s easy to forget that you’re in the United Kingdom when entering the NBA office in the Endeavor House building on Shaftesbury Avenue.
A poster-sized NBA logo surrounded by a casing of 132 Spalding NBA basketballs greets you when you exit the elevator. That’s directly in front of the Magic Johnson room, decked out in Los Angeles Lakers purple and gold and Johnson memorabilia.
The lobby’s right and far back walls are decorated with pictures of 76ers and Boston Celtics standouts in front of NBA benches, a ball rack and two Gatorade coolers to promote Thursday’s game between the teams.