Basketball Bundesliga

German basketball has become famous thanks to players such as Dirk Nowitzki, winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. In the German basketball league, or Bundesliga, 18 teams compete for the title of German Champions over 34 match days, from early October until late April every year. The competition heats up even further when the top eight teams qualifying for the playoff stage go head to head with each other. The matches attract more than a million avid spectators each season.