NBA Canada Series

The NBA Canada Series are a series of basketball games featuring National Basketball Association teams that are played in Canada.

History

The first official series started in 2012 although previous preseason games have been played in Canada outside of Toronto before. Specifically in October of 1990 the Indiana Pacers played three games against the Bullets and Rockets,These 3 games would be played in St,johns Newfoundland ,Halifax Nova Scotia Then Kitchener Ontario.[1] There was no series in 2017 due to the early start of the season.[2] Planning for the series was overseen by Dan MacKenzie, vice-president and managing director NBA Canada.[3]

NBA Canada Series games

2012
24 October 2012
Detroit Pistons 76–95 Minnesota Timberwolves
MTS Centre, Winnipeg

2013

2014

2015
10 October 2015
Chicago Bulls 114–105 Minnesota Timberwolves
MTS Centre, Winnipeg

2016

2018

2019

See also

References
  1. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1990-10-22-1990295053-story.html
  3. Ovsey, Dan (2013-06-05). "How the NBA doubled basketball engagement levels in Canada with only one team". Financial Post. Retrieved 2019-08-08.


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