{"id":713853,"date":"2026-04-19T10:48:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T10:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/713853\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T10:48:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T10:48:46","slug":"indiana-pacers-vs-denver-nuggets-mexico-city-2025-date-location-tv-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/713853\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Pacers vs Denver Nuggets Mexico City 2025: Date, location, TV info"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Pacers Sign Guy Matt Asen in India in 2019.<\/p>\n

The Indiana Pacers are going international for the second time in three seasons.<\/p>\n

The Pacers will face the Denver Nuggets at Arena CDMX in Mexico City on Saturday, Nov. 7. It\u2019s part of the NBA Global Games and will be the 35th NBA game held in Mexico.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to bring Indiana Pacers basketball to Mexico City during such a meaningful and vibrant time of year,\u201d said Mel Raines, CEO of Pacers Sports & Entertainment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great opportunity to celebrate our growing fan base in Mexico and across Latin America, while also recognizing the strong Hispanic and Latin American communities here in Indiana. By connecting our local and global fans, we\u2019re strengthening the shared culture, energy and love of the game that make this event so special.\u201d<\/p>\n

This will be the fourth game between these two teams on foreign soil. They previously met for preseason games in Taipei and Beijing (2009), and for a regular-season game in London (2017).<\/p>\n

\"Pacers'Pacers’ ‘humbling’ season ends with franchise\u2019s worst winning percentage<\/a><\/p>\n

The NBA playoffs get underway this weekend and the full schedule won\u2019t be released until the fall, but one Pacers date is already set.<\/p>\n

The game will air nationally on ESPN and will also be streamed on Disney+, giving it significant global reach in more than 200 countries and territories \u2014 similar to the NBA All-Star Game.<\/p>\n

The Pacers had three nationally televised games during the 2025\u201326 season, down from the nine originally scheduled before the season.<\/a><\/p>\n

One downside for Pacers season-ticket holders: they won\u2019t get to see three-time NBA MVP Nikola Joki\u0107 and the Nuggets at Gainbridge Fieldhouse next season. This is a designated Pacers home game, a league source told Fieldhouse Files.<\/p>\n

It also should result in opportunities for those involved on Pacers game nights \u2014 including game operations, stats crew, Boomer, the Pacemates and others.<\/p>\n

The Pacers organization has long embraced international opportunities. Just in my 14 seasons covering the team, they\u2019ve played games in:<\/p>\n

Manila, Phillipines | 2013 preseason v Rockets<\/p>\n

Taipei, Taiwan | 2013 preseason v Rockets<\/p>\n

London, UK | 2017 regular season v Nuggets<\/p>\n

Mumbai, India | 2019 preseason v Kings<\/p>\n

Paris, France | 2025 regular season v Spurs<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to be one of the first two teams to play the first-ever game in India and proud to be part of the expanding NBA worldwide footprint of our game of basketball,\u201d Simon, the longest-tenured owner in the NBA, said in 2019.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve also played preseason games in Berlin (1996), Seville (1996), and Beijing (2009).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Pacers vs. Nuggets in Mexico City come November. (Photo: PS&E)<\/p>\n

These games are typically years in the making. One of the biggest logistical challenges for both teams is completing government paperwork and obtaining work visas \u2014 not just for players, but for everyone in the traveling party.<\/p>\n

The Simon family went all out in 2025 when the team played in Paris<\/a>. The team stayed for a week, with events scheduled for spouses and loved ones, along with a special dinner hosted by the organization.<\/p>\n

The team also hosted corporate sponsors on the trip.<\/p>\n

See Also: My story on the Pacers\u2019 historic journey to India in 2019.<\/a><\/p>\n

The NBA handles travel for the team and staff members. The flight to Mexico City is less than five hours.<\/p>\n

Event organizers are also excited that the game will be played during the week of D\u00eda de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations for the third consecutive year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NBA Mexico City Game continues to give fans in Mexico a front\u2011row connection to the league, its teams and its players,\u201d said Raul Zarraga, Senior VP and Head of Operations of NBA Latin America and Canada. \u201c<\/p>\n

\u201cHosting our 35th game in the country reflects the depth of the NBA\u2019s relationship with Mexico and the role this event plays in bringing the global game to fans locally, across Latin America and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pre-sale tickets will go on sale May 27. Fans are encouraged to visit this link for more information.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pacers Sign Guy Matt Asen in India in 2019. The Indiana Pacers are going international for the second…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":713854,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3774],"tags":[7,113,126,3866,6,114],"class_list":{"0":"post-713853","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-indiana-pacers","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-indiana","10":"tag-indiana-pacers","11":"tag-indianapacers","12":"tag-nba","13":"tag-pacers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116430987511607248","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=713853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/713854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=713853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=713853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=713853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}