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[1/2] Apr 12, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; A general view of Scotiabank Arena before the start of the NBA Play-In game between the Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY SportsAug 3 (Reuters) - The Canadian cities of Montreal and Vancouver will host one preseason game each ahead of the 2023-24 National Basketball Association (NBA) regular season, the league said on Thursday. The two games are part of the NBA Canada Series aimed at growing the game in the country and will start with the Toronto Raptors facing the Sacramento Kings on Oct. 8 in Vancouver. In total, 15 NBA teams have participated in 16 preseason games across six cities as part of the NBA Canada Series, which launched in 2012. The 2023-24 NBA regular season begins on Oct. 24.
Persons: John E, Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Frank Pingue, Clare Fallon Organizations: CAN, Scotiabank Arena, NBA, Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors, Basketball Association, NBA Canada, Sacramento Kings, Vancouver . The Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, Thomson Locations: Toronto , Ontario, Montreal, Vancouver, Vancouver ., Canada, United States, Toronto
TORONTO, May 13 (Reuters) - The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held a game in Canada for the first time on Saturday in what amounted to a celebration of women's basketball while perhaps planting the seeds for an expansion franchise. The sold-out pre-season game played at the home of the NBA's Toronto Raptors offered the latest sign that there is a growing appetite in Canada's biggest city and financial capital for professional women's basketball. The game aired live on three networks across Canada and the United States, featured an all-women, all-Canadian team for the broadcast and prompted the city to proclaim May 13 as "Welcome WNBA Day" to mark the occasion. "So Toronto is definitely on the list, but we'll continue to work on that through the season and hopefully have something to announce later." Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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