The Nuggets are going international again, minus the jetlag they had to deal with last time.
Denver will play a regular-season game in Mexico City against the Indiana Pacers on Nov. 7, the NBA announced Thursday. It will be the 35th NBA game in Mexico since 1992, when the league first ventured there.
The game will be played at Arena CDMX during the week of DÃa de los Muertos celebrations. It marks the Nuggets’ second trip to an international neutral site in three years. They played two preseason games against the Boston Celtics in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in place of a traditional training camp in 2024.
This excursion should be more convenient. The time in Mexico City will be only one hour ahead of Denver’s local time, and if the Nuggets are flying there after a home game, the trip will be shorter than some NBA teams’ trips within the United States.
The Pacers expect to have Tyrese Haliburton back from a torn Achilles tendon by the start of next season, when they’ll be eyeing another deep playoff run after coming within one win of the championship in 2025. They acquired center Ivica Zubac at the trade deadline this February, and they’ll keep their lottery pick in the upcoming draft if it stays in the top four. Earlier this year, Indiana took on the San Antonio Spurs in Paris as part of the NBA’s international series.
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