 Most of this was to come from ticket sales of the 62 games planned per team, with an average of 6,000 spectators per game hoped for.Though the IBA had announced its league was sanctioned by international basketball authorities, FIBA publicly denied sanctioning the league in any way.In fact, William Jones sent a letter in August to national federations expressing his resolute opposition to any professional league in Europe, threatening to expel any player, referee or official who helped it in any way.