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NBA teams to play preseason games in Europe

Thu 27th, March 2008

London, England (Sports Network) - The NBA has selected the Miami Heat, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets and Washington Wizards to travel to Europe for a series of preseason games this October.

Host cities for the games will be London, Paris, Barcelona and Berlin. London will host the 2012 Olympics.

"Our third consecutive year of NBA Europe Live is another step in our ongoing effort to bring the excitement of the NBA to our growing fan base," said NBA commissioner David Stern in a statement. "Through the support of our partners, including EA Sports, the Heat, Nets, Hornets and Wizards will compete and extend our global commitment to community service in four European cities where basketball's popularity is increasing."

The Heat and Nets will play in Paris on October 9 and will meet again three days later in London. The Hornets and Wizards will play October 14 in Berlin, then square off three days later in Barcelona.

Following the 2008 tour, NBA teams will have played 48 games in 18 different cities in Europe over the past two decades.

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