History
The Intercontinental Cup competition was originally organized between the years 1966 and 1987. In 1973, the competition adopted the name Intercontinental Cup William Jones to honor the secretary general of FIBA. FIBA tried to rebirth the competition in 1996 by reorganizing the Intercontinental Cup into a best-of-three playoff tournament between the winners of the FIBA European Championship (known now as the Euroleague) and the winners of the Liga Sudamericana (the champions of all of South America). After that tournament however, the competition was succeeded by the McDonald's Championship, which preexisted and included NBA clubs.
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