Foundation for Mexican Expansion Laid by Adam Silver

Heat Check with Trysta Krick

The 8 Side

Basketball, Sports

2.2 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

The Mexico City Capitanes kicked off their second G-League season this week and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is all in on bringing an NBA franchise below the border. Where else will the NBA look to expand, and will there be enough talent to go around?

Trysta also looks around the league to discuss the Timberwolves changing things up, Michael Porter Jr.'s rough week, Derrick Rose being the ultimate teammate, and NBA Twitter is under fire. Tune In!

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0:49.3	and news that went way under the radar.
0:52.0	And I mean way under.
0:58.4	The Mexico City, Capitanes, began their second G-League season this week.
1:00.7	I have to confess.
1:04.4	I didn't even know it was already a G-League team until now.
1:05.5	Like right this second.
1:09.3	Last year, due to COVID, they were forced to play out of Fort Worth,
1:12.6	so this was their first actual game in Mexico itself. And you know what? It's going to change the NBA forever.
1:15.6	Why? Why you say? One word, expansion.
1:20.6	Adam Silver is trying to take this NBA thing to the GBA, not the National Basketball Association, but
1:30.0	apparently the global basketball association because he wants to put a team south of the border,
1:35.4	folks. The kickoff to the Capitane season was a part of a two-stage process by the NBA
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