Nets To Play Kings In Shanghai, Beijing In October
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao will play an NBA game back home in Brazil for the first time when Cleveland takes on the Miami Heat in an exhibition in October.
And the Brooklyn Nets are heading abroad ... again.
The NBA announced five international preseason games Thursday. The Nets and Sacramento Kings will meet twice in China — Oct. 12 in Shanghai and Oct. 15 in Beijing.
我们非常高兴能够成为国际赛中的一部分，来中国比赛！We are thrilled to be part of the Global Games in China! http://t.co/48aVf4OK1B #Nets pic.twitter.com/KMDfCuaaUw
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) April 10, 2014
The Spurs will also play two Euroleague Basketball teams. San Antonio faces eight-time German champion Alba Berlin in Berlin on Oct. 8 and five-time Turkish champ Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul in Istanbul on Oct. 11.
2014 #NBAGlobalGames: @BrooklynNets vs. @SacramentoKings - Oct. 12 (Shanghai, China) and Oct. 15 (Beijing, China).
— NBA (@NBA) April 10, 2014
The Cavs-Heat matchup is also Oct. 11 in Rio de Janeiro.
The NBA will later announce regular-season international games for 2014-15 as part of its efforts to promote the league around the world.
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