MIAMI, August 9 – The Miami HEAT and the NBA announced today that the team will
participate in the NBA Mexico City Games 2017, facing the Brooklyn Nets in a
regular-season contest on December 9, 2017, at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico. This
marks the first time the HEAT has played a regular-season game in a country
other than the United States or Canada.
“We are thrilled to be able to participate in the NBA Mexico City Games,” said
HEAT President Pat Riley. “The game of basketball is truly a global game and we
are proud to be a part of its return to Mexico City. We look forward to our
first-ever regular season game there and bringing the HEAT experience to our
fans in Mexico.”
NBA Mexico City Games 2017 will consist of the Brooklyn Nets hosting the
Oklahoma City Thunder on December 7, and the HEAT on December 9. The games will
mark the first time the NBA has hosted four regular-season contests in Mexico in
the same calendar year. Last January, the Phoenix Suns took on the Dallas
Mavericks (January 12) and the San Antonio Spurs (January 14) in Mexico City.
NBA Mexico City Games 2017 culminates the 25th anniversary celebration of the
first NBA game in Mexico and marks the 25th and 26th games in Mexico since 1992,
the most NBA games held in any country outside the United States and Canada.
In addition to the on-court action, NBA Mexico City Games 2017 will feature a
variety of interactive fan activities, NBA Cares community outreach initiatives
and Jr. NBA programming that will bring the NBA experience to fans in Mexico
City.
The games will be broadcast live by ESPN and Televisa in Mexico and will be
available to fans around the world on the NBA App. Fans now have the chance to
pre-register to be the first to know about ticket sales and receive exclusive
offers via www.nbamex.com/MXGames2017.
Fans can find more information at NBA.com, Facebook.com/NBA_Mexico and on
Twitter (@NBAMEX).
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