The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced that the league will host its largest Jr. NBA Week ever in the Middle East from\u00a0Tuesday, Oct. 1 – Sunday, Oct. 6 in conjunction with\u00a0The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 presented by ADQ, which will feature the two most recent NBA champions in the Boston Celtics and the Denver Nuggets playing preseason games on Friday, Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct. 6 at Etihad Arena on Yas Island.<\/p>\n
Tickets for The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 presented by ADQ are available at\u00a0etihadarena.ae\u00a0and\u00a0ticketmaster.ae.\u00a0 Unrivalled access, hospitality and experiences for fans as well as local cultural excursions and hotel accommodations are also available for purchase at\u00a0nbaexperiences.com\/abudhabi.<\/p>\n
Below is a by-the-numbers look at Jr. NBA Week, The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 presented by ADQ, and the growth of basketball and the NBA in the Middle East:<\/p>\n
Jr. NBA Week in Abu Dhabi:
\n7,000\u00a0\u2013 The week of activities, which will be hosted in collaboration with the Celtics and the Nuggets, will\u00a0reach more than\u00a07,000\u00a0youth from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and across the Middle East and Europe through youth clinics and basketball development programming focused on teaching the game, promoting health and wellness, and empowering the next generation of players, coaches and referees.
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\n450\u00a0\u2013 Celtics and Nuggets assistant coaches will lead clinics for more than\u00a0450\u00a0coaches from the local community that will teach techniques and best practices for team and player development at any level.
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\n125\/65\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Jr. NBA Week will feature\u00a0125\u00a0hours of on-court basketball activity across\u00a065\u00a0clinics for youth, coaches and referees.
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\n7\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Seven\u00a0NBA and WNBA legends will participate in Jr. NBA Week activities: Muggsy Bogues, Marcus Camby, Derek Fisher, Sylvia Fowles, Kevin Garnett, Shaquille O\u2019Neal and Mitch Richmond.<\/p>\n
View this post on Instagram A post shared by NBA Arabic (@nbaarabic)
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\nThe NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 Presented by ADQ:
\n200\u00a0\u2013 The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 presented by ADQ will reach fans in more than\u00a0200\u00a0countries and territories on television, digital media and social media.
\n\u00a0
\n43 \u2013\u00a0Fans from\u00a043\u00a0countries have purchased tickets for The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 presented by ADQ.
\n\u00a0
\n32\u00a0\u2013 The Celtics and Nuggets currently feature players with a combined\u00a032\u00a0NBA All-Star appearances.
\n\u00a0
\n18\u00a0\u2013 The Celtics won the franchise\u2019s\u00a018th\u00a0championship last season, the most of any NBA team.
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\n9\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Nuggets signed\u00a0nine-time NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook over the offseason.
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\n8\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Celtics and Nuggets currently feature\u00a0eight\u00a0international players. \u00a0Celtics: Tristan Enaruna (Netherlands), Al Horford (Dominican Republic), Kristaps Porzi\u0146\u0123is (Latvia) and Neemias Queta (Portugal).\u00a0 Nuggets: Vlatko \u010can\u010dar (Slovenia), Jamal Murray (Canada), Nikola Joki\u0107 (Serbia) and Dario \u0160ari\u0107 (Croatia).
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\n5\/6\u00a0\u2013 The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 presented by ADQ will mark the\u00a0fifth\u00a0and\u00a0sixth\u00a0NBA games in Abu Dhabi since 2022.
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\n4\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Four\u00a0players on the Celtics and Nuggets played in Abu Dhabi over the summer as part of the USA Basketball Showcase before winning medals at the Paris Olympics:\u00a0Jrue Holiday (Celtics; U.S.), Joki\u0107, Jayson Tatum (Celtics; U.S.) and Derrick White (Celtics; U.S.).
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\n3\u00a0\u2013 Joki\u0107 is one of nine players in NBA history to be named NBA Most Valuable Player\u00a0three\u00a0times.<\/p>\n
2 \u2013\u00a0For the\u00a0second\u00a0consecutive year, the league will host \u201cNBA Fan Appreciation Day in Abu Dhabi\u201d on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Etihad Arena.\u00a0 Grammy Award-winning rapper\u00a02\u00a0Chainz will perform live.\u00a0 Tickets are on sale now at\u00a0etihadarena.ae\u00a0and\u00a0ticketmaster.ae.
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\n2\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 presented by ADQ will mark the first time that the previous\u00a0two\u00a0NBA champions will face each other in an NBA Global Game.
\n\u00a0
\n1\u00a0\u2013 The Nuggets won the franchise\u2019s\u00a0first\u00a0NBA championship in 2023.<\/p>\n
View this post on Instagram A post shared by NBA Arabic (@nbaarabic)
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\nGrowth of Basketball in the Middle East:
\n1987-88\u00a0\u2013 NBA games have aired in the UAE since the\u00a01987-88\u00a0season.
\n\u00a0
\n11, 000\u00a0\u2013 The Jr. NBA Abu Dhabi League has reached more than\u00a011,000\u00a0boys and girls since 2022.
\n\u00a0
\n10,000\u00a0\u2013 \u201cNBA District\u201d, a multiday, interactive fan event, will be held at Manarat Al Saadiyat for the third consecutive year after welcoming nearly\u00a010,000\u00a0fans each of the past two years.\u00a0 Tickets are available at\u00a0ticketmaster.ae.
\n\u00a0
\n150\u00a0\u2013\u00a0More than\u00a0150\u00a0current and former NBA and WNBA players have visited the Middle East to participate in live games, clinics and\/or social impact programming.
\n\u00a0
\n60\/50\u00a0\u2013 Since the first NBA Abu Dhabi Games in 2022, basketball participation has grown by\u00a060%\u00a0in the UAE and by more than\u00a050%\u00a0in the Middle East (YouGov).
\n\u00a0
\n39\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The 2024 NBA Finals, which featured the Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks, was the most-watched Finals ever in the Middle East on NBA League Pass (+39%\u00a0year-over-year).<\/p>\n
25\u00a0\u2013 Since the inaugural NBA Abu Dhabi Games in 2022, NBA fandom in the Middle East has grown by more than\u00a025%\u00a0(YouGov).<\/p>\n
5\u00a0\u2013 Last season, the Celtics and the Nuggets were both among the top\u00a0five\u00a0most-viewed teams on NBA League Pass in the Middle East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced that the league will host its largest Jr. NBA Week ever in the Middle East from\u00a0Tuesday, Oct. 1 \u2013 Sunday, Oct. 6 in conjunction with\u00a0The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 presented by ADQ, which will feature the two most recent NBA champions in the Boston Celtics and the Denver Nuggets playing preseason games on Friday, Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct. 6 at Etihad Arena on Yas Island.<\/p>\n
Tickets for The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 presented by ADQ are available at\u00a0etihadarena.ae\u00a0and\u00a0ticketmaster.ae.\u00a0 Unrivalled access, hospitality and experiences for fans as well as local cultural excursions and hotel accommodations are also available for purchase at\u00a0nbaexperiences.com\/abudhabi.<\/p>\n
Below is a by-the-numbers look at Jr. NBA Week, The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 presented by ADQ, and the growth of basketball and the NBA in the Middle East:<\/p>\n
Jr. NBA Week in Abu Dhabi:
\n7,000\u00a0\u2013 The week of activities, which will be hosted in collaboration with the Celtics and the Nuggets, will\u00a0reach more than\u00a07,000\u00a0youth from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and across the Middle East and Europe through youth clinics and basketball development programming focused on teaching the game, promoting health and wellness, and empowering the next generation of players, coaches and referees.
\n\u00a0
\n450\u00a0\u2013 Celtics and Nuggets assistant coaches will lead clinics for more than\u00a0450\u00a0coaches from the local community that will teach techniques and best practices for team and player development at any level.
\n\u00a0
\n125\/65\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Jr. NBA Week will feature\u00a0125\u00a0hours of on-court basketball activity across\u00a065\u00a0clinics for youth, coaches and referees.
\n\u00a0
\n7\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Seven\u00a0NBA and WNBA legends will participate in Jr. NBA Week activities: Muggsy Bogues, Marcus Camby, Derek Fisher, Sylvia Fowles, Kevin Garnett, Shaquille O\u2019Neal and Mitch Richmond.<\/p>\n
View this post on Instagram A post shared by NBA Arabic (@nbaarabic)
\n\u00a0
\nThe NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 Presented by ADQ:
\n200\u00a0\u2013 The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 presented by ADQ will reach fans in more than\u00a0200\u00a0countries and territories on television, digital media and social media.
\n\u00a0
\n43 \u2013\u00a0Fans from\u00a043\u00a0countries have purchased tickets for The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 presented by ADQ.
\n\u00a0
\n32\u00a0\u2013 The Celtics and Nuggets currently feature players with a combined\u00a032\u00a0NBA All-Star appearances.
\n\u00a0
\n18\u00a0\u2013 The Celtics won the franchise\u2019s\u00a018th\u00a0championship last season, the most of any NBA team.
\n\u00a0
\n9\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Nuggets signed\u00a0nine-time NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook over the offseason.
\n\u00a0
\n8\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Celtics and Nuggets currently feature\u00a0eight\u00a0international players. \u00a0Celtics: Tristan Enaruna (Netherlands), Al Horford (Dominican Republic), Kristaps Porzi\u0146\u0123is (Latvia) and Neemias Queta (Portugal).\u00a0 Nuggets: Vlatko \u010can\u010dar (Slovenia), Jamal Murray (Canada), Nikola Joki\u0107 (Serbia) and Dario \u0160ari\u0107 (Croatia).
\n\u00a0
\n5\/6\u00a0\u2013 The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 presented by ADQ will mark the\u00a0fifth\u00a0and\u00a0sixth\u00a0NBA games in Abu Dhabi since 2022.
\n\u00a0
\n4\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Four\u00a0players on the Celtics and Nuggets played in Abu Dhabi over the summer as part of the USA Basketball Showcase before winning medals at the Paris Olympics:\u00a0Jrue Holiday (Celtics; U.S.), Joki\u0107, Jayson Tatum (Celtics; U.S.) and Derrick White (Celtics; U.S.).
\n\u00a0
\n3\u00a0\u2013 Joki\u0107 is one of nine players in NBA history to be named NBA Most Valuable Player\u00a0three\u00a0times.<\/p>\n
2 \u2013\u00a0For the\u00a0second\u00a0consecutive year, the league will host \u201cNBA Fan Appreciation Day in Abu Dhabi\u201d on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Etihad Arena.\u00a0 Grammy Award-winning rapper\u00a02\u00a0Chainz will perform live.\u00a0 Tickets are on sale now at\u00a0etihadarena.ae\u00a0and\u00a0ticketmaster.ae.
\n\u00a0
\n2\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 presented by ADQ will mark the first time that the previous\u00a0two\u00a0NBA champions will face each other in an NBA Global Game.
\n\u00a0
\n1\u00a0\u2013 The Nuggets won the franchise\u2019s\u00a0first\u00a0NBA championship in 2023.<\/p>\n
View this post on Instagram A post shared by NBA Arabic (@nbaarabic)
\n\u00a0
\nGrowth of Basketball in the Middle East:
\n1987-88\u00a0\u2013 NBA games have aired in the UAE since the\u00a01987-88\u00a0season.
\n\u00a0
\n11, 000\u00a0\u2013 The Jr. NBA Abu Dhabi League has reached more than\u00a011,000\u00a0boys and girls since 2022.
\n\u00a0
\n10,000\u00a0\u2013 \u201cNBA District\u201d, a multiday, interactive fan event, will be held at Manarat Al Saadiyat for the third consecutive year after welcoming nearly\u00a010,000\u00a0fans each of the past two years.\u00a0 Tickets are available at\u00a0ticketmaster.ae.
\n\u00a0
\n150\u00a0\u2013\u00a0More than\u00a0150\u00a0current and former NBA and WNBA players have visited the Middle East to participate in live games, clinics and\/or social impact programming.
\n\u00a0
\n60\/50\u00a0\u2013 Since the first NBA Abu Dhabi Games in 2022, basketball participation has grown by\u00a060%\u00a0in the UAE and by more than\u00a050%\u00a0in the Middle East (YouGov).
\n\u00a0
\n39\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The 2024 NBA Finals, which featured the Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks, was the most-watched Finals ever in the Middle East on NBA League Pass (+39%\u00a0year-over-year).<\/p>\n
25\u00a0\u2013 Since the inaugural NBA Abu Dhabi Games in 2022, NBA fandom in the Middle East has grown by more than\u00a025%\u00a0(YouGov).<\/p>\n
5\u00a0\u2013 Last season, the Celtics and the Nuggets were both among the top\u00a0five\u00a0most-viewed teams on NBA League Pass in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423801"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=423801"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":423802,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423801\/revisions\/423802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=423801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=423801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=423801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}