Denver Nuggets to face Indiana Pacers in London in January
Thursday 28 July 2016 16:11, UK
The Denver Nuggets will face the Indiana Pacers in a regular-season NBA game at the O2 Arena next year.
The January 12 fixture will form part of the NBA Global Games and be accompanied by a host of interactive NBA activities for fans.
The Pacers finished sixth in the Eastern Conference last season to make the play-offs but lost 4-3 in the first round to the Toronto Raptors, while the Nuggets missed out on the play-offs after finishing 10th in the Western Conference.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said: "We are thrilled to return for our seventh regular-season game in London.
"With almost 25 per cent of players in the NBA born outside of the United States, we are seeing first-hand the global growth of our game, which has never been more popular in the UK."
It will be the first time that either franchise will have played in the United Kingdom and Pacers forward Paul George said: "I'm really excited and thankful the NBA is allowing us to reach out to our fans in London.
"This is great exposure for our team and our franchise."
