SBNation.com - Nets, Raptors To Play Back-To-Back Regular Season Games In Londonhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46737/sbn-fave.png2010-08-09T11:41:34-04:00http://www.sbnation.com/rss/stream/13775202010-08-09T11:41:34-04:002010-08-09T11:41:34-04:00Nets, Raptors To Play Back-To-Back Regular Season Games In London
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<p>For the first time, an NBA regular-season game will be played in Europe. The league just <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fsports%2Fbasketball%2Fnba%2F2010-08-09-london-nets-raptors_N.htm&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sbnation.com%2F2010%2F8%2F9%2F2319073%2Fnets-raptors-to-play-back-to-back-regular-season-games-in-london" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">announced</a> that the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/new-jersey-nets">New Jersey Nets</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.raptorshq.com/">Toronto Raptors</a> will play back-to-back games at London's O2 Arena on March 4 and 5, 2011.</p>
<p>The league has played regular-season games in Japan, Mexico and Canada, but this is the first time they will have gone to Europe. Commissioner David Stern had previously promised that a regular-season game would be played in London before the 2012 Olympics, and he has now fulfilled that promise. </p>
<p>For more, check out SB Nation's Nets blog <a href="http://www.raptorshq.com/">Nets Daily</a> and Raptors blog<a href="http://www.raptorshq.com/"> Raptors HQ</a>. </p>
https://www.sbnation.com/2010/8/9/2319073/nets-raptors-to-play-back-to-back-regular-season-games-in-londonMike Prada