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The NBA announced today that they are expanding their 2013-14 NBA Global Games to include eight pre-season games and two regular season games to be played internationally.
Among the regular season games will be a January 16, 2014, meeting between the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks in London. The game is said to be a home game for the Hawks.
The complete schedule is as follows:
2013-14 NBA Global Games Schedule:
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GAMES |
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ARENA |
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Regular- Season Games |
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Dec. 4 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Mexico City Arena |
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Atlanta Hawks vs. Brooklyn Nets |
Jan. 16 |
London, UK |
The O2 |
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Preseason Games |
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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul |
Oct. 5 |
Istanbul, Turkey |
Ulker Sports Arena |
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Philadelphia 76ers vs. Bilbao Basket |
Oct. 6 |
Bilbao, Spain |
Bizkaia Arena at the BEC |
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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Philadelphia 76ers |
Oct. 8 |
Manchester, UK |
Manchester Arena |
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Oct. 10 |
Manila, Philippines |
Mall of Asia Arena |
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Houston Rockets vs. Indiana Pacers |
Oct. 13 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Taipei Arena |
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Oct. 12 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
HSBC Arena |
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Oct. 15 |
Beijing, China |
MasterCard Center |
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Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers |
Oct. 18 |
Shanghai, China |
Mercedes-Benz Arena |
The Global Games are a continued development by NBA commissioner David Stern to expand the game globally, as this will be the most teams to play internationally in a single season in the history of the NBA.
NBA Global Games London 2014 will be the 12th NBA game in the city dating back to 1993. The Hawks took part in the NBA’s first preseason games in London playing two games against the Orlando Magic. This will be the Nets third trip to London, following the then-New Jersey Nets preseason game in 2008 and the league’s first regular-season games in the UK, a pair of contests against the Toronto Raptors in 2011. The game will be the eighth NBA game played at The O2since 2007.
Deron Williams said of the opportunity, "It is always an honor to represent the league overseas. Playing in London has a playoff-like intensity, and the energy in the building is great for the players on both teams. It should be very exciting."
- Nets will play regular season tilt in UK - Rod Boone - Newsday
- Nets return to London for regular season game - Stefan Bondy - New York Daily News
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Nets to play Hawks in London next season - Tim Bontemps - New York Post
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NBA London: Brooklyn Nets to play Atlanta Hawks at O2 Arena in January 2014 - Daily Mail
- Nets to play in London vs. Hawks in January - Devin Kharpertian - The Brooklyn Game