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DeMar DeRozan of the Bulls executes a dunk over Lauri Markannen, of the Cavaliers, in an NBA game.
The Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons will play next January 19 a regular season game in Paris, which will mark the first return of the NBA to Europe since 2020, reported. this Tuesday the American basketball league.
The game will be played at the Accor Arena between the Bulls, six-time NBA champions, and the Pistons, who won the ring three times, in the “NBA Paris Game 2023” arena. the twelfth NBA game organized in France and the first since January 24, 2020, shortly before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, when the Milwaukee Bucks and the Charlotte Hornets met.
DeMar DeRozan’s Bulls will compete in Paris for the third time in their history, after the two games played in 1997, while for the Pistons it will be 100 minutes. the first meeting on French soil
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“It’s a great honor to bring the Chicago Bulls to Paris for the ‘NBA Paris Game 2023’, an event that demonstrates the league’s commitment to increasing the global impact of basketball,” he said. Arturas Karnisovas, CEO of the Bulls.
“With Paris hosting the 2024 Olympics, basketball and the NBA are in a good position to continue growing in France in the next few years,” said Ralph Rivera, general manager of NBA Europe and the Middle East.
The NBA will organize in addition, a series of activities parallel to the Paris match to entertain the fans, as well and to launch charitable initiatives through his ‘NBA Cares’ foundation.
Tickets for the game will go on sale in the coming months, reported the NBA, which allows interested parties to register for priority access.