Luka Doncic and the Mavs will trip to Madrid for the NBA’s twentieth game in Spain.
LONDON AND MADRID, Aug. 30, 2023 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) as of late introduced that the Dallas Mavericks will play a preseason game in opposition to reigning EuroLeague champion Real Madrid on the WiZink Center in Madrid on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at 8:45 p.m. CET, marking 35 years for the reason that first NBA video games in Spain in 1988. The matchup would be the NBA’s 8th game in the Spanish capital and twentieth game in Spain total.
The Mavericks recently function four-time NBA All-Star and All-NBA First Team member Luka Dončić, who joined Real Madrid on the age of 13 and was the youngest-ever EuroLeague and EuroLeague Final Four MVP when he led Real Madrid to the 2018 EuroLeague name at age 19. The Mavericks additionally function 2016 NBA champion and eight-time NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving.
Real Madrid options Spanish legend and previous NBA draftee Sergio Llull in addition to a number of former NBA avid gamers, together with Rudy Fernández, Mario Hezonja, Džanan Musa, and Sergio Rodríguez. Real Madrid has gained a document 36 La Liga ACB championships and is the winningest group in EuroLeague historical past with 11 titles.
The matchup marks the primary preseason NBA game in Madrid since 2016, when Dončić and Real Madrid hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder. In 1988, the Boston Celtics performed two video games in Madrid in opposition to the then Yugoslavian Men’s National Team and Real Madrid.
Prior to the game in Madrid, the Mavericks will play two preseason video games in opposition to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Oct. 5 and seven as a part of The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2023.
“Bringing the live NBA experience directly to our passionate international fans is an important part of our year-round efforts to grow basketball and the NBA around the world,” mentioned NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer Mark Tatum. “We’re excited for the Mavericks to play Real Madrid and look forward to engaging with fans from Spain and across Europe around this historic matchup.”
“Following our preseason games in Abu Dhabi, we are thrilled to play the game we love for the MFFLs in Madrid,” mentioned Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall. “Our team is lucky to have one of the greatest international NBA ambassadors in Luka, and we look forward to connecting with Real Madrid and their fans.”
“Facing an NBA team is always special, but on this occasion even more so, as it will give us the opportunity to once again enjoy a Real Madrid legend and NBA star like Luka Dončić, who proudly carries the name of our club and presumes of being a Madridista wherever he goes,” mentioned Real Madrid Ambassador Felipe Reyes. “It will be a great spectacle and a very exciting moment for all madridistas and basketball lovers.”
Tickets for the game will cross on common sale Thursday, Aug. 31. Fans can test Real Madrid’s website for extra information. The game will air reside in the U.S. on NBA TV and Bally Sports Southwest. Additional broadcast distribution main points will likely be to be had at a later date.
There were 16 NBA avid gamers from Spain, together with 2023 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Pau Gasol. NBA video games have aired in Spain for the reason that 1987-88 season, and the league opened its place of work in Madrid in 2007. NBA video games are recently to be had in Spain on NBA League Pass by the use of the NBA App, together with 39 weekend video games throughout the 2023-24 season that may air in primetime in Europe as a part of the league’s “NBA Saturdays and NBA Sundays” initiative.
Fans in Spain can observe the NBA on Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube, and obtain the authentic NBA App on iOSand Android for the newest news, updates, rankings, stats, schedules, movies and extra. Fans in Spain too can acquire the newest NBA products at NBAStore.eu.
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