Timberwolves to play in Mexico City in Regular Season

Exciting news for Timberwolves everywhere! The NBA has recently announced it will send the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves to Mexico City in December to play a regular season game.

The Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks are also being sent away to London in January 2014 as part of its Global Games schedule. The Spurs-Wolves game will be played at the Mexico City Arena on Dec. 4, the 21st NBA game ever in Mexico.

I feel like play abroad is fun for the athletes, but who goes to the games? Do the locals go to the game to support the team? And you have to be a pretty dedicated fan to show up in Mexico or London just to watch a NBA game.

Apparently, it's not too weird. This NBA Global Games schedule will feature 12 NBA teams playing in 10 regular season and preseason games across eight cities in six countries. This includes two preseason games in China between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors scheduled for October and a game in Brazil between the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards on Oct. 12.

Timberwolves Ricky Rubio Watch Part Two

I forgot to add this to my last post. Remember all that hoopla about Rubio not feeling very happy about Minnesota weather, particularly the cold and snow? Well, I am not sure WHY this is still being brought up, but it is and reporters continue to dwell on it (as do bloggers, I digress).

Ricky Rubio was in Minnesota just a few hours last summer and here is what he had to say about it, "It was summer, with nice weather, a lot of lakes and it was nice," Rubio said.

He finished with, "I know they like their sports in Minnesota." YOU BETHCA WE DO. We love our sports in Minnesota and it is time the players and staff and owners of the Timberwolves team rewarded our passion with a stronger team and a few more “W’s”. Ricky Rubio, where are you?