i am hoping to play basketball overseas.
[{"role": "system", "content": "EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the \"European Basketball Championship\", is the main international basketball competition contested biannually by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe, the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The first championships was held three years after the establishment of FIBA, in 1935. Switzerland was chosen as the host country, and ten countries joined. Only one qualifying match was played between Portugal and Spain. With a complicated formula, the final would see Latvia as champions. According to the rule at the time, the winner had to hold the following games. The following two tournaments would be won by Lithuania and would see the introduction of Egypt which would compete in EuroBasket until 1953 winning one championship at home in 1949 along the way. After the 1946 edition saw the first jump shot performed by Italian player Giuseppe Stefanini, the following edition would see the Soviet Union compete in their first edition in the 1947 edition and would see the Soviets win the first of eleven out of the next thirteen European championships. During the 50s, the Soviet Union won four of the five competitions held during the decade with only tournament that they didn't win being the 1955 edition.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I have to admit, I've never heard of EuroBasket before, but it's obviously a European basketball thing just from the name. Familiar with it?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "No, I haven't! Is it a sports league?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Well it's like the NBA Finals but for Europe. It's their big international championship bracket series."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Neat! I have seen the NBA finals before. Is it as popular on TV?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yep, biannually it's televised with permission from FIBA Europe, their governing authority. Same kind of stakes as the World Cup!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Neat! I bet people go to restaurants and bars to watch the games!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Considering that winning it is just as prestigious as if that country's Olympic team won gold, I would certainly HOPE bars would be packed, right?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes! I didn't realize it was that popular! How long has it been around?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Well FIBA has been around since 1935, but the first EuroBasket championship was held three years later, so coming up on a century now!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Wow! It has been around for a long time. It would be neat if they had an inter-league tournament with the NBA."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You know, I think the Olympics might be what you're looking for there, lol. :^)"}]