By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Revealing plans for the next visit to Abu Dhabi, the NBA officially attached the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets to The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 presented by ADQ.
During the 2024 NBA Preseason, the Celtics and Nuggets will face each other on October 4 and 6, as announced on Wednesday.
Among multiple stars of the league based in North America, projected to represent Europe in the exhibition game are Serbian Nikola Jokic and Latvian Kristaps Porzingis, leading players of their respective teams.
Per the press release: “The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) today announced that The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 presented by ADQ will feature the 17-time NBA champion Boston Celtics and the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets playing two preseason games on Friday, Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct. 6 in Abu Dhabi.
The Celtics currently feature five-time NBA All-Star Jayson Tatum, three-time NBA All-Star Jaylen Brown, 2021 NBA champion Jrue Holiday and 2018 NBA All-Star Kristaps Porziņģis. Holiday participated in the inaugural NBA Abu Dhabi Games in 2022 as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Nuggets currently feature two-time Kia NBA Most Valuable Player and six-time NBA All-Star Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon.
The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 presented by ADQ will air live in the UAE, across the Middle East and around the world, reaching fans in more than 200 countries and territories on television, digital media and social media.”