US EditionStars and Top Talent Lead NBA’s Return to Mexico City
The NBA highlights Mexico City's potential for a permanent franchise, with fan engagement rising and the G League Capitanes setting a successful model, league sources say.
- On Saturday, the Detroit Pistons and Dallas Mavericks meet in Mexico City at 10 p.m. EDT for a scheduled NBA regular-season game abroad.
- Since 1997, the NBA has staged games in Mexico City, whose passionate fan base, culture, Capitanes de Ciudad de México G League affiliate, and 20-million metropolitan population boost expansion prospects.
- Pistons guard Marcus Sasser is listed day to day while Jaden Ivey is out, and Detroit shot 47.6% overall with a 44-38 record last season.
- The cultural resonance of the Mexico City event amplified fan engagement and player visibility, as last season's Mexico City Global Game during D�a de los Muertos created unforgettable moments and elevated Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. as a symbol of Mexican-American pride.
- Growing attendance and sponsorship interest, along with the Capitanes de Ciudad de México's presence, position Mexico City as a plausible candidate for NBA expansion, Jaquez Jr. said.
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