The NBA’s board of governors voted Wednesday to approve a plan that will allow NBA officials to “formally explore potential team expansion” to Seattle and Las Vegas.

The NBA board of governors approved a vote Wednesday to take the next steps in adding two expansion teams in Seattle and Las Vegas. This now sets the league up to start taking bids on the two new franchises,

The NBA Board of Governors gave the league approval to begin exploring bids for potential expansion teams in Las Vegas and Seattle on ​Wednesday.

I am looking forward to welcoming the team when it gets here," Las Vegas mayor Shelley Berkley told The Athletic this week.

The NBA reportedly has moved one step closer to league expansion with a pair of new teams. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the league's Board of Governors has approved a vote to explore bids and applicants for expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle.

The NBA announced Wednesday that the NBA Board of Governors voted Wednesday to authorize the league to explore bids and applicants for expansion teams in Las Vegas and Seattle. To

The NBA’s board of governors has voted to approve a plan that brings the league one step closer to expansion to Las Vegas and Seattle.

When it comes to Wednesday’s announcement of the NBA Board of Governors granting consent to move forward with exploration of expansion to Seattle and Las Vegas there are at least two particularly interested parties from the Miami Heat.