Two preseason NBA games will be played at Vancouver and Montreal

Cities of Montreal and Vancouver will host one preseason game each ahead of the 2023-24 NBA regular season, which is due to start on October 24.

The two games are part of the NBA Canada Series aimed at growing the game popularity in the country and will start with the Toronto Raptors facing the Sacramento Kings on Oct. 8 in Vancouver.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will face Detroit Pistons in Montreal on Oct. 12.

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In total, 15 NBA teams have participated in 16 preseason games across six cities as part of the NBA Canada Series, which started in 2012. Last season NBA featured record number of Canadian players, 22, making it the most-represented country outside USA.