The NBA Canada Series Will Come To Vancouver & Montreal
45.5017° N, 73.5673° W"The sixth NBA Canada Series presented by Bell will feature two 2018-19 preseason games in Vancouver and Montreal"
Canada is set to host two preseason games in Vancouver and Montreal for the 2018-2019 NBA season. The first is to be played in Vancouver on September 29th followed by a game in Montreal on October 10th.
The game in Vancouver will be played against the Portland Trail Blazers and the Toronto Raptors. It will be the first time the Trail Blazers and their All-Stars Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum have participated in a preseason game across the border.
The Raptors would later head East to Montreal to face the Brooklyn Nets. The Raptors and their All-Stars DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry, will face off against a young Nets team that includes Jeremy Lin and D’Angelo Russell. This mark the fifth preseason game for the city.
The NBA Canada Series also includes interactive fan events, NBA legend appearances, as well as community outreach programs by NBA cares.
Tickets will go on-sale July 14th, 2018.
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