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Anthony Gharib, ESPN
The Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves will play games two preseason video games in Abu Dhabi on Thursday and Saturday in the second one occasion of the NBA’s multiyear partnership with the town. The Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Dollars confronted off within the inaugural version latter season.
The video games will jerk playground at Etihad Area on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi as a part of the NBA’s efforts to globalize basketball.
“Our collaboration with [Department of Culture and Tourism] Abu Dhabi continues to support the NBA’s goal of introducing basketball and its values to young boys and girls in the UAE and globally, and that will be the case once again through these games and the surrounding activities,” Ralph Rivera, the managing director of NBA Center East and Europe, stated in Might.
From using camels to posing in entrance of the Magnificent Mosque, the Mavericks and Timberwolves have performed enough quantity of sightseeing within the days important as much as the video games.
The Mavericks performed Xbox within the wilderness. Anthony Edwards taught children methods to play games protection. Tim Hardaway Jr. and Jaden McDaniels even held an owl.
Listed here are the off-court actions from each groups important as much as the preseason doubleheader:
Using camels
Now not your standard Tuesday evening 🐪 @KyrieIrving // #MFFL pic.twitter.com/Kk7ncJb85U
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) October 3, 2023
women and gents,
Rudy Gobert on a camel. pic.twitter.com/zro8hxzrUZ
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) October 4, 2023
when in Abu Dhabi. pic.twitter.com/nXmOvxu8jz
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) October 4, 2023
2+ mins people being interested by camels 🐫 Revel in.
#MFFL pic.twitter.com/T9n30FvemW
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) October 3, 2023
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) October 4, 2023
Chilling within the wilderness
Barren region nights 🌅 #MFFL pic.twitter.com/sRDNhR3gxo
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) October 3, 2023
.@Xbox within the wilderness hits other 🎮#MFFL #ScoreMoreWithXbox pic.twitter.com/ddJrvCvRuZ
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) October 3, 2023
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) October 3, 2023
wilderness wolves. 🐺 pic.twitter.com/jjk9GrpNBu
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) October 4, 2023
Running with the family
Teacher Ant instructing protection on the @jrnba Sanatorium in Abu Dhabi! pic.twitter.com/XMePKgTryY
— NBA (@NBA) October 3, 2023
KAT stayed nearest to create positive everybody were given their blouse signed. 🥹 pic.twitter.com/pQqFrtDwqU
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) October 3, 2023
making core reminiscences. 🫶 pic.twitter.com/UfUSpz5Njc
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) October 3, 2023
