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 Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 5:45 pm Post subject: Report: Suns to play Spurs & Mavericks in Mexico City |
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http://nba.nbcsports.com/2016/07/19/report-suns-to-play-spurs-and-mavericks-in-mexico-city/
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The NBA has scheduled one game in Mexico City each of the last three seasons.
The league will increase its presence south of the border this year.
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The Suns, league sources say, will soon announce they're hosting regular-season games in Mexico City in January against Dallas & San Antonio
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It seems the NBA is targeting Mexican fans with teams in closer proximity. Previous scheduled Mexico City games:
2015-16: Celtics-Kings
2014-15: Rockets-Timberwolves
2013-14: Spurs-Timberwolves (moved due to fire)
There’s nothing wrong with the Celtics, Kings and Timberwolves playing in Mexico City — especially considering Sacramento’s and Minnesota’s attendance — but featuring Phoenix, Dallas and San Antonio is definitely a higher-upside approach. |
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zeka....
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basquetbol en Mexico, cabrones.
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| rwongega wrote: | | So that's why Tim Duncan retired. |
You might be onto something the last time he was slated to play in Mexico the Arena caught on fire... |
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http://nba.nbcsports.com/2016/07/20/suns-want-to-be-the-nba-team-for-mexico-team-president-says/
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Suns ‘want to be the NBA team for Mexico,’ team president says
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns will play two regular-season “home” games in Mexico City this season.
The team announced games there against the Dallas Mavericks on Jan. 12 and the San Antonio Spurs on Jan. 14.
It’s the first time the NBA will have two games played in Mexico in the same season. With the two contests, the NBA will have held 24 games in Mexico since the first was held in 1992 and more than any country besides Canada.
Suns president Jason Rowley said at a news conference that the Suns “want to be the NBA team for Mexico.”
Phoenix mayor Greg Stanton thanked Suns owner Robert Sarver and the team for a franchise “that is building bridges to Mexico and not walls.” |
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| frijolero01 wrote: | | basquetbol en Mexico, cabrones. |
Claro que si! |
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