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{{short description|Former international basketball club cup competition}}
{{For|the [[LPGA]] Tour golf tournament|McDonald's Championship (golf)}}

{{Infobox sports league
| sport          = [[Basketball]]
| logo           = McDonald’s Championship logo.png
| pixels         = 
| founded        = 1987
| teams          = 6
| country        = International
| champion       = {{Flagicon|USA}} [[San Antonio Spurs]] (1st title)
| most_champs    = {{Flagicon|USA}} [[#Results|9 NBA teams]] (1 title each)
| folded         = 1999
}}

The '''McDonald's Championship''' (sometimes called the '''McDonald's Open''') was an international men's [[basketball]] competition that featured a representative of the [[National Basketball Association]] (representing [[North America]]) against champion club teams from [[Europe]], the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] (representing [[Oceania]]), and [[South America]] (although it also featured the Soviet national team in 1987). The competition was launched as ''McDonald's Open'' in 1987 with [[FIBA]] sanctioning the event and it was renamed as McDonald's Championship in 1995. FIBA [[EuroLeague]] champions participated in the competition from its third edition in 1989, while [[NBA]] champions would join from 1995 and onwards.

McDonald's Open received a lot of media and fan attention and it was held annually from 1987 until 1991. Although it was a weekend-long late-October preseason event, both [[FIBA]] and the [[NBA]] officially accepted it as a Championship. It was not held in 1992, 1994 and 1996 due to the participation of the [[NBA]] players in the [[Olympics]] and the [[FIBA World Cup]], and also in 1998 because of the [[1998–99 NBA lockout|NBA lock-out]]. The all-time scorer of the competition is [[Bob McAdoo]] with 158 points in two editions with [[Olimpia Milano]], while [[Toni Kukoc]] is the tournament's all-time leader in assists.

==History==
The first competition was held in 1987 and continued annually after that until 1991, when the tournament switched to a biennial event. For the first two years, the men's national teams from [[Yugoslavia]] and the [[Soviet Union]] participated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.a-d-c.com.ar/torneos/mcdonalds.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090324021422/http://www.a-d-c.com.ar/torneos/mcdonalds.htm|archive-date = 2009-03-24|title = A-d-c – Información actualizada de todos los deportes}}</ref> In each of the nine years the McDonald's Championship was held, the title was won by a team from the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]], but twice by a close margin. The first time was in the semifinals in 1990, when the [[New York Knicks]] trailed Italian club [[U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro|Scavolini Pesaro]] by three points (107–104) with only 30 seconds on the clock. After successfully defending, the Knicks won possession and [[Gerald Wilkins]] netted a three-pointer with eight seconds remaining to send the game into overtime. The other close game came the following year in 1991, when the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] defeated Spanish champions [[Club Joventut Badalona|Montigalà Joventut]] by two points (116–114). [[Virtus Bologna]] played in the final in 1993 and 1995 losing both times to NBA teams, and alongside [[KK Split]] were the only teams to finish runners-up twice. In 1997, Atenas Cordoba was invited as South American champions for the first time in the history of the McDonald's Open. In 1999, the [[FIBA Asia Champions Cup|FIBA Asia basketball club champions]], [[Hekmeh BC|Sagesse Club]], participated in the McDonald's Championship, the first and only time Asia was represented in the tournament. The McDonald's Championship was discontinued after 1999 following the 2000 [[FIBA–EuroLeague dispute]] which forced FIBA to ultimately lose control of its top-tier European club competition.

[[File:Phil Jackson Lipofsky.JPG|thumb|left|NBA Champions Chicago Bulls won the 1997 McDonald's edition led by head coach [[Phil Jackson]] and topscorer [[Michael Jordan]].]]

Many famous American players like [[Michael Jordan]], [[Bob McAdoo]], [[Larry Bird]], [[Magic Johnson]], [[Clyde Drexler]], [[Sam Cassell]], [[Hakeem Olajuwon]], [[Kevin Johnson (basketball)|Kevin Johnson]], [[Robert Parish]], [[Charles Barley]], [[Tim Duncan]], [[Patrick Ewing]] featured in the competition. Non-American players were [[Sarunas Marciulionis]], [[Toni Kukoc]], [[Arvydas Sabonis]], [[Predrag Danilovic]], [[Drazen Petrovic]], [[Zarko Paspalj]], [[Fabricio Oberto]], [[Héctor Campana]], [[Arturas Karnisovas]], [[Dino Meneghin]], [[Jordi Villacampa]], [[Alexander Volkov (basketball)|Alexander Volkov]] and [[Riccardo Pittis]].

===Media coverage===
In the United States, [[NBA on ABC|ABC]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Keteyian, Araton, Dardis|first=Armen, Harvey, Martin F.|author-link= |title=Money Players: Inside the New NBA|year=1998|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qpYTGNXOzDYC&q=1987+mcdonald%27s+open+abc+milwaukee+bucks&pg=PA183|location= |publisher= Simon and Schuster|page=183|isbn=9780671568108}}</ref> held the network television rights from 1987 to 1989.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stewart|first=Larry|date=November 10, 1989|title=NBC Gets NBA for Four Years, $600 Million|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-10-sp-1216-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|location= |access-date=}}</ref> [[Gary Bender]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Stewart|first=Larry|date=October 21, 1988|title=Garagiola Comes Up With a Good Call on Parker in Last Game|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-10-21-sp-4229-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|location= |access-date=}}</ref> and [[Dick Vitale]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last=McCallum|first=Jack|date=November 2, 1987|title=IN YOUR FACE, COMRADES!|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1987/11/02/in-your-face-comrades-in-the-first-match-between-the-ussr-and-the-nba-the-bucks-romped-127-100|magazine=Sports Illustrated|location= |access-date=}}</ref> provided the commentary for ABC's broadcasts. Supplemental coverage was provided by [[NBA on TBS|TBS]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Sarni|first=Jim|date=July 22, 1988|title=L.A., BOSTON GET THE AIR; HEAT WILL BE SHOWN ONCE|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1988-07-22-8802120741-story.html|work=Sun-Sentinel|location= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Croatto|first=Pete|author-link= |date= December 2020|title=From Hang Time to Prime Time: Business, Entertainment, and the Birth of the ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dOgGEAAAQBAJ&q=1988+mcdonald%27s+open+tbs+boston+celtics&pg=PA284|location= |publisher= Simon and Schuster|page=284|isbn=9781982103958}}</ref> Beginning in 1990, American network TV coverage<ref>{{cite news |last=Herbert|first=Steven|date=October 13, 1990|title=SPORTS ON WEEKEND TV|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-13-ca-1842-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|location= |access-date=}}</ref> moved over to [[NBA on NBC|NBC]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Herbert|first=Steven|date=October 31, 1990|title=Enberg to Do NBA Play-by-Play|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-31-sp-3476-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|location= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Winderman|first=Ira|date=September 23, 1990|title=HEAT WILL BE SCOUTED BY A NEW EXPANSION TEAM: NBC|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1990-09-23-9002150820-story.html|work=Sun-Sentinel|location= |access-date=}}</ref> NBC would continue to broadcast the finals of the McDonald's Championship through 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 23, 1997|title=Bulls, Lakers Among Treats With Openers on Halloween|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-23-sp-15320-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|location= |access-date=}}</ref> [[NBA on TNT|TNT]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wizardsreport.tripod.com/schedule3.html|title=1999-00 NBA on Turner Sports|last= |first= |date= |website=WOnline, Wizards Online|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> exclusively covered the final McDonald's Championship event in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=October 15, 1999|title=AROUND & ABOUT|url=https://buffalonews.com/news/around-about/article_df5f196d-d5c6-578a-9e16-d24f3d7fc49a.html|work=The Buffalo News|location= |access-date=}}</ref> [[Marv Albert]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/broadcasters-marv-albert-doug-collins-and-hubie-brown-talk-news-photo/488327972|title=1999 McDonalds Open: San Antonio Spurs v Varese|last= |first= |date=October 15, 1999|website=Getty Images|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> [[Doug Collins (basketball)|Doug Collins]], and [[Hubie Brown]]<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title=BOSNIAN SERB WITH NBA SHOT AWAITS REINVENTION IN U.S.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/10/23/bosnian-serb-with-nba-shot-awaits-reinvention-in-us/2427d815-150f-404b-9939-b1adb4290459/|newspaper=The Washington Post|location= |access-date=}}</ref> were the [[List of NBA on TNT commentators|commentators]] for TNT in 1999.

===Legacy===
[[FIBA]] Secretary General [[Borislav Stankovic]] and [[David Stern]] (NBA Commissioner from 1984 to 2014), believed that basketball everywhere would benefit if the best players from all countries competed against each other. In 1989, two years after the first McDonald's Open, FIBA voted to allow NBA players to participate in all its tournaments.

==Format==
After the first tournament (three teams championship format), the competition was played in a single elimination format, with the winners of each match advancing to the next round.

===Rules===
The competition combined [[Rules of basketball|rules]] of both the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] and the European leagues ([[FIBA]] rules).<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE5DD103AF936A35754C0A96F948260 SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Nuggets in Rome Meet&nbsp;– The New York Times (July 5, 1989)] (retrieved on September 6, 2006)</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/e28c2d14b8eaa24bda2ec788e2834dca|title=Bulls win another championship; beat Greeks in McDonald's final|website=[[Associated Press]] }}</ref>

==Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 97%; text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Year
| style="width:1%;" rowspan="11"|
!colspan=3|Final
| style="width:1%;" rowspan="11"|
!colspan=2|Third place game
|-
!width=15%|Champions
!width=10%|Score
!width=15%|Runners-up
!width=15%|Third
!width=15%|Fourth
|-
|1987<br />''[[1987 McDonald's Open|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|USA|size=30px}}<br /> [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
|127-100
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}}<br /> [[Soviet Union national basketball team|Soviet Union]]
|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}<br /> [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Tracer Milano]]
|{{n/a}}
|-
|1988<br />''[[1988 McDonald's Open|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|USA|size=30px}}<br /> [[Boston Celtics]]
|111–96
|{{flagicon|ESP|size=30px}}<br /> [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]]
|{{flagicon|YUG|size=30px}}<br /> [[Yugoslavia national basketball team|Yugoslavia]]
|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}<br /> [[U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro|Scavolini Pesaro]]
|-
|1989<br />''[[1989 McDonald's Open|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|USA|size=30px}}<br /> [[Denver Nuggets]]
|135–129
|{{flagicon|YUG|size=30px}}<br /> [[KK Split|Jugoplastika]]
|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}<br /> [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Philips Milano]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|size=30px}}<br /> [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona Banca Catalana]]
|-
|1990<br />''[[1990 McDonald's Open|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|USA|size=30px}}<br /> [[New York Knicks]]
|117–101
|{{flagicon|YUG|size=30px}}<br /> [[KK Split|POP 84]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|size=30px}}<br /> [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona Banca Catalana]]
|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}<br /> [[U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro|Scavolini Pesaro]]
|-
|1991<br />''[[1991 McDonald's Open|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|USA|size=30px}}<br /> [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
|116–114
|{{flagicon|ESP|size=30px}}<br /> [[Club Joventut Badalona|Montigalà Joventut]]
|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}<br /> [[Limoges CSP]]
|{{flagicon|CRO|size=30px}}<br /> [[KK Split|Slobodna Dalmacija]]
|-
|1993<br />''[[1993 McDonald's Open|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|USA|size=30px}}<br /> [[Phoenix Suns]]
|112–90
|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}<br /> [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Buckler Beer Bologna]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|size=30px}}<br /> [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid Teka]]
|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}<br /> [[Limoges CSP]]
|-
|1995<br />''[[1995 McDonald's Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|USA|size=30px}}<br /> [[Houston Rockets]]
|126–112
|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}<br /> [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Buckler Beer Bologna]]
|{{flagicon|AUS|size=30px}}<br /> [[Perth Wildcats]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|size=30px}}<br /> [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid Teka]]
|-
|1997<br />''[[1997 McDonald's Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|USA|size=30px}}<br /> [[Chicago Bulls]]
|104–78
|{{flagicon|GRE|size=30px}}<br /> [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]]
|{{flagicon|ARG|size=30px}}<br /> [[Asociación Deportiva Atenas|Atenas]]
|{{flagicon|FRA|size=30px}}<br /> [[Paris Basket Racing|PSG Racing]]
|-
|1999<br />''[[1999 McDonald's Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|USA|size=30px}}<br /> [[San Antonio Spurs]]
|103–68
|{{flagicon|BRA|size=30px}}<br /> [[Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (basketball)|Vasco da Gama]]
|{{flagicon|LTU|1988|size=30px}}<br /> [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]
|{{flagicon|ITA|size=30px}}<br /> [[Pallacanestro Varese|Varese Roosters]]
|}

==MVPs==
The NBA's teams dominated the competition and won all 9 tournaments with their stars picking up all the MVP awards. The award was named after [[Drazen Petrovic]] who lost his life in 1993.

[[File:Larry Bird Lipofsky.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Larry Bird]] was the McDonald's Championship MVP in 1988 with [[Boston Celtics]].]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Player
!Team
|-
|[[1987 McDonald's Championship|1987]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Terry Cummings]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
|-
|[[1988 McDonald's Championship|1988]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Bird]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Boston Celtics]]
|-
|[[1989 McDonald's Championship|1989]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Walter Davis (basketball)|Walter Davis]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Denver Nuggets]]
|-
|[[1990 McDonald's Championship|1990]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Ewing]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[New York Knicks]]
|-
|[[1991 McDonald's Championship|1991]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Magic Johnson]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
|-
|[[1993 McDonald's Championship|1993]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Charles Barkley]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Phoenix Suns]]
|-
|[[1995 McDonald's Championship|1995]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Clyde Drexler]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Houston Rockets]]
|-
|[[1997 McDonald's Championship|1997]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Jordan]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chicago Bulls]]
|-
|[[1999 McDonald's Championship|1999]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Duncan]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[San Antonio Spurs]]
|}

==Topscorers==
Only three [[NBA]] players won the award: [[Michael Jordan]], [[Patrick Ewing]] and [[Larry Bird]].

[[File:Mcadoo 1973.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Bob McAdoo]] was the McDonald's Championship Top Scorer in 1987 and 1989 with [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Olimpia Milano]]. He is also the all-time scorer in the history of the competition]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Player
!Team
|-
|[[1987 McDonald's Championship|1987]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob McAdoo]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Olimpia Milano|Tracer Milano]]
|-
|[[1988 McDonald's Championship|1988]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Bird]] <br> {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Dražen Petrović]] 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Boston Celtics]] <br> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] 
|-

|[[1989 McDonald's Championship|1989]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob McAdoo]] (2)
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Olimpia Milano|Philips Milano]]
|-
|[[1990 McDonald's Championship|1990]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Ewing]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[New York Knicks]]
|-
|[[1991 McDonald's Championship|1991]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jordi Villacampa]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Club Joventut Badalona|Montigalà Joventut]]
|-
|[[1993 McDonald's Championship|1993]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Arlauckas]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid Teka]]
|-
|[[1995 McDonald's Championship|1995]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Orlando Woolridge]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Virtus Bologna|Buckler Beer Bologna]]
|-
|[[1997 McDonald's Championship|1997]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Jordan]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chicago Bulls]]
|-
|[[1999 McDonald's Championship|1999]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} Charles Byrd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[CR Vasco da Gama (basketball)|Vasco da Gama]]
|}

==Finishes==
===Top 4 finishes by team===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team
!Champions
!Runners-up
!Third place
!Fourth place
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Boston Celtics]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chicago Bulls]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Denver Nuggets]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Houston Rockets]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[New York Knicks]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Phoenix Suns]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[San Antonio Spurs]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|YUG}} {{flagicon|HRV}} [[KK Split|Split]] {{efn|Playing under the name of '''Jugoplastika''', '''POP 84''' and '''Slobodna Dalmacija''' due to sponsorship reasons.}}
|0
|2
|0
|1
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Virtus Bologna]] {{efn|Playing under the name of '''Buckler Beer Bologna''' due to sponsorship reasons.}}
|0
|2
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]]
|0
|1
|1
|1
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Club Joventut Badalona|Joventut Badalona]]
|0
|1
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]]
|0
|1
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|URS}} [[Soviet Union national basketball team|Soviet Union]]
|0
|1
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (basketball)|Vasco da Gama]]
|0
|1
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Olimpia Milano]] {{efn|Playing under the name of '''Tracer Milano''' and '''Philips Milano''' due to sponsorship reasons.}}
|0
|0
|2
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]]
|0
|0
|1
|1
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Limoges CSP]]
|0
|0
|1
|1
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Asociación Deportiva Atenas|Atenas]]
|0
|0
|1
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Perth Wildcats]]
|0
|0
|1
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Yugoslavia national basketball team|Yugoslavia]]
|0
|0
|1
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|LTU}} [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]
|0
|0
|1
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro|Victoria Libertas]] {{efn|Playing under the name of '''Scavolini Pesaro''' due to sponsorship reasons.}}
|0
|0
|0
|2
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Basket Racing|Racing Paris]]
|0
|0
|0
|1
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pallacanestro Varese|Varese]] {{efn|Playing under the name of '''Varese Roosters''' due to sponsorship reasons.}}
|0
|0
|0
|1
|}

===Top 4  finishes by country===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Country
!Champions
!Runners-up
!Third place
!Fourth place
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]]
|9
|0
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Italy]]
|0
|2
|2
|3
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Spain]]
|0
|2
|2
|2
|-
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Yugoslavia]]
|0
|2
|1
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Brazil]]
|0
|1
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Greece]]
|0
|1
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|URS}} [[Soviet Union]]
|0
|1
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[France]]
|0
|0
|1
|2
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Argentina]]
|0
|0
|1
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia]]
|0
|0
|1
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Lithuania]]
|0
|0
|1
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Croatia]]
|0
|0
|0
|1
|}

==See also==
* [[EuroLeague American Tour]]
* [[List of games played between NBA and international teams]]
* [[Naismith Cup]]
* [[NBA Canada Series]]
* [[NBA Global Games]]
* [[NBA versus EuroLeague games]]
* [[FIBA Intercontinental Cup]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
*[https://www.fiba.basketball/news/basketball-takes-big-leap-with-first-mcdonalds-open FIBA and McDonald's]
*[https://basket-retro.com/2015/04/08/lopen-mcdonalds-championship-12-annees-de-succes-1987-1999/ 1987-99]

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101203182747/http://www.nba.com/europelive/intl_games.html NBA International Pre-Season and Regular-Season Games]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090324021422/http://www.a-d-c.com.ar/torneos/mcdonalds.htm List of champions at a-d-c]

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