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LONDON — The 76ers are hopeful their participation in global basketball games will continue.

They would love to make appearances in Africa and Australia.

“We let the league know we are interested and a willing participant in events like this,” said team president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo, whose squad faces the Boston Celtics in Thursday’s NBA London game at the O2 Arena.

“As they come up, as the opportunities like this come up, we’ll certainly look at those opportunities,” Colangelo continued. “We’ll look at what it might mean to us competitively, what it might mean business development-wise.