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NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum said this week that Mexico City “has to be in consideration” for potential expansion (Seattle and Las Vegas remain the clear frontrunners to land teams).Īs a trial run, the NBA now has a G-League there, the Mexico City Capitanes. However, the NBA has potential bigger ideas as Mexico City continues to come up as a secondary option if (when?) the NBA decides to expand in a few years. To help with that, the NBA also hosted a youth basketball experience and a coach’s clinic in the city. The Spurs, in particular, have reached out into that market to try and expand their base. There’s also an NBA Store in a trendy shopping district (Mexico is the fourth largest market outside the United States for NBA.com sales). However, the NBA has recognized the market’s potential - basketball is the second most played sport in the country according to a recent survey - and set up a dedicated regional office based in Mexico City. Mexico City is one of the world’s great cities for food, history, architecture and more, a vibrant big city that unfortunately often gets an unfair rap in American media. The NBA’s greatest growth over the next decade will be international and the NBA is again reaching out to those markets. Heat – Saturday (12/17) at 5pm/et on NBA TV /4jPnYBRsvb Take a look back at some of the top plays from recent NBA Mexico City Games! #NBAenMexico: Spurs vs. Saturday, for the first time since 2019, the NBA is back in Mexico City with the Spurs taking on the Heat. An NBA game in Mexico City was an annual ritual and part of the NBA schedule for more than a decade - since 1992 the league has been coming to the largest city in North America to showcase the game and make inroads in a massive market.
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