Mavericks, Pistons to play NBA regular-season game in Mexico City

The NBA will return to Mexico City, pinch nan Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons scheduled to play a regular-season crippled astatine Arena CDMX connected Nov. 1, nan convention announced Tuesday. This matchup will people nan NBA’s 34th crippled successful Mexico since 1992, much than immoderate different state extracurricular nan United States and Canada.

The crippled will coincide pinch Mexico’s accepted Día de Muertos (Day of nan Dead) celebrations for nan 2nd consecutive year. The festivities will beryllium reflected successful a specially themed hoops tribunal and a assortment of in-arena instrumentality engagement initiatives.

“We return important pridefulness successful nan truth that nan Mavericks statement and our supporters bespeak nan accrued globalization of hoops and nan NBA,” Mavericks CEO Rick Welts said. “The vibrancy of Mexico City and nan passion of its fans make it nan cleanable spot to big these Global Games.”

Pistons president of hoops operations Trajan Langdon echoed nan excitement.

“Playing a regular-season crippled successful Mexico City will beryllium a awesome acquisition for our players and coaches. And we look guardant to showcasing Detroit hoops to an world assemblage and a passionate, increasing NBA fanbase.”

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The Mavericks, who will beryllium making their eighth quality successful Mexico, presently characteristic 10-time NBA All-Star Anthony Davis, nine-time All-Star Kyrie Irving and four-time NBA champion Klay Thompson. Dallas besides holds nan No. 1 wide prime successful nan 2025 NBA Draft and is wide expected to prime Duke standout Cooper Flagg. 

The Pistons, making their 3rd quality successful Mexico, are coming disconnected 1 of nan largest year-over-year turnarounds successful convention history. Detroit reached nan NBA Playoffs for nan first clip since 2016 and is led by All-Star Cade Cunningham and a young halfway that includes Jalen Duren, Jaden Ivey, Ausar Thompson and Isaiah Stewart.

The afloat NBA schedule for nan 2025-26 play is expected to beryllium released successful precocious summer, but nan convention traditionally announces prime world games successful advance.

The Mexico City crippled will beryllium broadcast unrecorded crossed Latin America and successful much than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

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