The commissioner confirmed that they have the Mexican capital as a serious candidate to receive a new team, as Canada did at the time.
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Adam Silvercommissioner of nbaconfirmed this Saturday that the league sees Mexico as a serious candidate to host a new team in its capital, as Canada did, in a future expansion. “There is no timeline for this expansion but there is no doubt that we are taking Mexico City seriously. We have seen the success that we have had with the expansions in the north, in Canada, I don’t see why the same success will not happen. if we expand in south”said the commissioner.
Adam Silver will be in Mexico for the game of the 2022-2023 NBA season, this Saturday, at the Arena Ciudad de México between Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs, the first in the country after a two-year absence due to the covid-19 pandemic. The executive emphasized the conditions that favor the Mexican capital to be considered as a candidate to have a franchise.
“The size of the market, the stadium which is very nice, the quality of the hotels, the support of the fans, everything exists in Mexico City, but there are additional issues that need to be solved in a certain way, this is a business analysis”qualified.
Although there is no set date for the said expansion, the commissioner added the geographical advantage that this country needs to have a team. “The vision of a team in Mexico can have a different impact than one in the United States because Mexico is a door for all of Latin America that will open up a whole geographic area in the NBA and that is very important.”Silver said.
According to data from the NBA, Mexico has more than 30 million basketball fans, making it the second most consumed sport after soccer, something Silver said they seek to encourage in various programs to attract young people.
“We are focused on building a connection with young people, boys and girls so that they have that passion for basketball and then they can dream of being one of the best in the world and playing in the NBA. There are no shortcuts in this process, you do the social work, play these games here. Have intimacy”he concluded.
NBA posting for World Final in Qatar 2022
The NBA, in its official account for Latin America, made posts in reference to the final of Qatar World Cup 2022 where Argentina and France face each other on Sunday, December 18 at the Lusail Stadium. Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker They represent the NO rivalry between the two countries and are one of the most memorable duos in the League.
“This great rivalry in Sunday’s final”with a picture of a “blonde” Lionel Messi with a Chicago Bulls shirt bearing the name of Kylian Mbappé in the League Draft in 2022, where he was invited.
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