NBA in London: Wizards vs Knicks in January
FILE – Tim Hardaway Jr. #3 of the New York Knicks works against the Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards in the fourth quarter during their game at Madison Square Garden on February 14, 2018 in New York City. Abbie Parr/Getty Images/AFP
LONDON — The NBA will return to London next year with a regular-season game between the Washington Wizards and the New York Knicks.
Tickets for the Jan. 17 game at the O2 Arena go on sale in the fall.
Article continues after this advertisementIt will be the NBA’s ninth regular-season game in London, all sellouts. The Knicks have played there twice, facing the Detroit Pistons in 2013 and the Milwaukee Bucks in 2015. This will be the Wizards’ debut in London.
International players on the rosters include Wizards center Marcin Gortat of Poland, Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis of Latvia and Knicks point guard Frank Ntilikina, who was born in Belgium to Rwandan parents and grew up in France.
The game will be shown by the NBA’s broadcast partners across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa and on NBA League Pass International.
