If you love basketball you’re going to love this news. The NBA recently announced two pre-season games coming to Abu Dhabi at Etihad Arena for the first-ever NBA Abu Dhabi Games. Sounds like nothin’ but net.
Wondering when you can get your hands on tickets to the first NBA games in the UAE? Tickets go on sale from Thursday June 30 and we have the feeling they’re going to go quick. Grab them from 1pm GST on the NBA Events website.
The National Basketball Association and Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi announced that the Atlanta Hawks and the 2021 NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks will play in the first NBA Abu Dhabi games on Thursday October 6 and Saturday October 8.
The games will mark the league’s first foray into the UAE and the Gulf as a whole.
The Hawks currently feature two-time NBA all-star Trae Young, 2020-21 NBA rebounding leader Clint Capela and 2018 NBA all-rookie second team members John Collins and Bogdan Bogdanović. The Bucks currently feature two-time Kia NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, three-time NBA All-Star Khris Middleton and three-time NBA All-Defensive Team member Jrue Holiday.
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The NBA Abu Dhabi games will be broadcast live in the UAE and across the MENA region on beIN sports and NBA league pass: the league’s premium live game subscription service.
The NBA Abu Dhabi games are part of a partnership between the NBA and DCT Abu Dhabi, which have also launched the Jr. Abu Dhabi League: a youth basketball league for kids from local schools across Abu Dhabi.
There will also be fan events and appearances by players, a series of NBA FIT clinics and a NBA 2K league exhibition at the Middle East Film & Comic Con.
Stick close to Time Out Abu Dhabi for all the updates about the NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2022. Swish.
Thu Oct 6, Sat Oct 8. Etihad Arena, Yas Island, etihadarena.ae.
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