Mexico wants to score a triple in the NBA. The Central American country studies the opportunity to create a franchise and compete in the American basketball league. The match between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs will be played in Mexico City on December 24.
Adam Silver, commissioner of the competition, admitted that “Mexico City is doing everything necessary to demonstrate to the league that, ultimately, it can be able to host an NBA team”.
Silver acknowledged that including a Mexican franchise in the competition could result logistical difficulties, such as have arisen with Canadian NBA teams. Currently, the Toronto Raptors are the only Canadian team competing in the category. Even so, Silver assures that “Mexico City’s population, facilities and fan support are arguments in his favor.”
Mexico City has the Arena Ciudad de México stadium, with a capacity of 22,300 fanswhile the United Center, the largest stadium in the NBA, seats nearly 21,000, hosting Chicago Bulls games.
The Arena Ciudad de México stadium has a capacity of 22,300 fans
The The American competition has turnover of over 10,000 million dollars in the 2021-2022 season, the highest revenue figure in its history. The increase in revenue represents a 20% growth over the pre-COVID-19 season, when the NBA posted revenues of $8.3 billion.
The increase in the turnover figure is due to increase in audience during the last campaign. The final game of the 2021-2022 academic year, played between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics, drew an average of 12.4 million spectators per game, which represented a 22% increase over the previous year and a 65% growth. compared to 2020, the year of the pandemic.
The The American basketball league was created in 1946 as a private entity and in 1990 the possibility was included for Canadian teams to play in this competition as well. Since the 2004-2005 season, the NBA has been formed by 30 non-relegated franchises, divided into two conferences, East and West. The most successful teams are the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers, with seventeen titles each.
