Why are nets playing Thunder in Mexico City?

[lakerboy]

Any reason? What a terrible matchup to promote.

[Bluehorseshoe]

Trump made them leave. Nets were in the country illegally.

[jjgold]

Some type of international promotion of the game

[t-wizzle]

To showcase ballhog Westbrook

[lakerboy]

To showcase ballhog Westbrook

To Mexicans?

[t-wizzle]

To Mexicans?

Yep he's one of the faces of the league.

[Pauulzcappin]

to show mexicans you can live like a fukking bum and still make 25 mill a year like carmelo

the american dream in the home of the brave and the land of the free

[The Giant]

To show them what they're going to be missing out on once the wall gets built.

[Foxx]

Wasn't there a game there last year or 2 years ago that they had to cancel because all the lights went out a little before tipoff and they couldn't get them back on? F'ing 3rd World countries

[ChiLLx]

Mexicans don't care about basketball. They are horrible at it and less athletic than blacks and whites

[SportsMushroom]

Wasn't there a game there last year or 2 years ago that they had to cancel because all the lights went out a little before tipoff and they couldn't get them back on? F'ing 3rd World countries

didnt the lights go out at the superbowl a few years back?

[bonzaii]

Future relocation spot for the Thunder in 15-20 years after they wind up in the basement of the league in next few years and change their name to the Mexico City Matadors. You'll be able to scoop up floor seats for 1000 pesos and come away with one of these stylin sombreros on hat night.

[unluckysob]

Seems like it should be Suns, Clippers.

[2daBank]

To show them what they're going to be missing out on once the wall gets built.

Maybe it will have them outside building a wall themselves, lol.

[doitnow]

didnt the lights go out at the superbowl a few years back?

Yeah I'm sure it was Mexico's fault. Why were the Bruins in China?

[Slipknot26]

Leagues , NFL , NBA see the writing on the wall , not the Trump Wall .
If they don't start looking elsewhere , profit margins will eventually go to shit .
I use to constantly watch sports , regardless what league .
Now , not so much , it's nothing to do with politics, it's these leagues has become trash , the product on the field / court , it's pretty pathetic IMO .
CBB , very seldom catch myself watching it as well . Rule changes over the past 3 years , ruining the sport due to wanting more possessions, higher scoring .
But maybe it's me , it's not worth watching even if money is on the line.