Dallas Mavric and Detroit Piston will play a regular season game on 1 November in Mexico City’s Arena CDMX.
The NBA confirmed its 34th game in Mexico on Tuesday, the highest in any country outside the US and Canada.
The game will be observed locally as part of “diya de martos” (day-day) function, including a variety of in-game activation, a themed court and initiative for fans. This is the second consecutive year for the theme “Diya de Martos”. In last year’s play, on November 2, Arina CDMX had Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards.
“MAVERX and Piston are two exciting teams with a mixture of established and emerging stars,” NBA Latin America’s Senior VP/Head of Operations, Latin America Senior VP/Operations head Raul Zaraga said in a statement. “We are ready to welcome him back to Mexico and once again to celebrate ‘Dia de Murtos’ in Mexico and with emotional NBA fans in Latin America.”
The 2025 drafts (expected to flag down the Duke star Cooper) will play their eighth game in Mexico, an officer of the top pick.
Piston, who finished one of the biggest year-by-year turnout in the history of NBA, earning number 6 seed in the playoffs of the Eastern Conference, will play his third game in the south of the border.
The live broadcast of the event is expected to spread worldwide, which reaches more than 200 countries and regions through television, digital media and social media.
“Detroit Piston Organization NBA Mexico City Game is excited to participate in the next season in the next season in the NBA Mexico City Game 2025,” Chairman of Basketball Operations said in a statement. “Playing a regular-season game in Mexico City will be a great experience for our players and coaches, and we’re ready to show Detroit basketball an international audience and a emotional, NBA fanbase growing.”
Rick Welts, CEO at Mavericks, said in a statement, “The livelihood of Mexico City and the passion of its fans have made it the right place to host these global games, and we are thrilled to represent the NBA and Dallas city in the city of Mexico for the eighth time.”
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