On October 18 and 19, FC Barcelona will be appearing in a four-team tournament in Los Angeles with the Lakers, Raptors and Clippers. That means Barça appearing in a tournament alongside Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol.

The winner of the game between FC Barcelona and the Los Angeles Lakers will meet the winners of Toronto Raptors v Los Angeles Clippers. The two losing teams will meet the day after, thus ensuring that all four teams get to play two games.

Europe vs North America

The tournament is the result of an agreement between the NBA and the Euroleague as part of the forging of closer links between the two continental leagues. Two other European teams, CSKA Moscow and Lietuvos Rytas, will also be playing games against sides from the NBA.

The Russians are in Orlando, against the Magic, on October 10, and in Toronto, to face the Raptors four days later. Meanwhile, the Lithuanians face Golden State Warriors on October 21 in Oakland.

Also for the third year running, some NBA teams will be touring Europe, namely Miami Heat, the New Jersey Nets, the New Orleans Hornets and the Washington Wizards, who will travel to Barcelona, Berlin, London and Paris, as part of NBA Europe Live 2008.