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

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.

And the NBA continues to set the example that the NFL may follow. After all, the new NBA TV deals surely had a hand in the NFL trying to get its broadcast partners to pay more than what they've already agreed to pay for the next four seasons.

The NBA's board of governors vote to allow the league to explore potential expansion franchises in Seattle and Las Vegas.

NBA owners voted to explore adding franchises in Las Vegas and Seattle, which would mark the league’s first expansion in two decades and set up a battle to acquire pro teams at a time of surging valuations.

As was expected, on Wednesday the NBA's Board of Governors — made up of the 30 league owners — voted to explore expansion, specifically in Seattle and Las Vegas. This means the league will take the next step of surveying interested bidding groups for two cities.

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's board of governors has approved a vote for the league to explore bids and applicants for expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle.