{"id":428567,"date":"2025-02-14T14:43:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T13:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=428567"},"modified":"2025-02-14T14:43:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T13:43:42","slug":"nba-close-to-hosting-a-regular-season-game-in-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/nba-close-to-hosting-a-regular-season-game-in-manchester\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA close to hosting a regular season game in Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1589\" data-end=\"1823\">According to <em data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1613\">The Times<\/em>, the <strong data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1626\">NBA<\/strong> is nearing an agreement to host a <strong data-start=\"1661\" data-end=\"1684\">regular season game<\/strong> in <strong data-start=\"1688\" data-end=\"1702\">Manchester<\/strong>, at the <strong data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1731\">Co-op Live Arena<\/strong>, which will become Europe\u2019s <strong data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1788\">largest basketball venue<\/strong> with a <strong data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"1820\">23,500-seat capacity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"2196\">This initiative is linked to the potential creation of a <strong data-start=\"1882\" data-end=\"1910\">new basketball franchise<\/strong> in Manchester, which could compete in an <strong data-start=\"1952\" data-end=\"1973\">NBA Europe league<\/strong> starting in <strong data-start=\"1986\" data-end=\"1997\">2026-27<\/strong>. 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