<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>DENVER, May 31 -- The NBA announced today that the excitement of NBA action will make its way to Monterrey, Mexico on Saturday, Oct. 14, when the Denver Nuggets play the Golden State Warriors in a preseason match-up at Arena de Monterrey.The Nuggets, who will be designated as the home team, will be making their fourth appearance in a preseason game played outside the United States. The Nuggets played two games in Rome, Italy in 1989 and played the Miami Heat in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1993. The Nuggets roster features Mexican native Eduardo N?jera who will return home for the NBA Mexico 2006 match-up.?It is an honor to serve as a global ambassador for the NBA and the Nuggets while playing before my hometown fans,? said N?jera. ?We will be proud to represent the NBA in a very positive way while providing local fans in Monterrey with a great game and first-class sports entertainment.?NBA Mexico 2006 will mark the league?s first visit to Monterrey. The WNBA staged an exhibition game at Arena de Monterrey on May 5, 2004, when the Detroit Shock defeated the San Antonio Silver Stars, 75-57. The Nuggets vs. Warriors game is the 17th time the NBA will play in Mexico and the 24th game organized by the NBA in Latin America since 1992. The NBA?s last game in Mexico was played on October 5, 2003, when the Utah Jazz defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 90-85, in Mexico City?s Palacio de los Deportes.NBA Mexico 2006 will be produced in partnership with Arena Monterrey. Tickets for the game will go on sale on May 31, 2006, for the general public. United States citizens can purchase tickets for the event at both www.superboletos.com and/or www.arenamonterrey.com.?We are very pleased to bring, for the first time ever, the best basketball in the world for a preseason match-up in Monterrey. Three years since the league?s last visit, we know that basketball fans across the country will want to witness the much anticipated return of the NBA to Mexico, with the Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets,? said Alfredo Bernal, Official Spokesperson for Arena de Monterrey.When the NBA Playoffs tipped off on April 22, team rosters featured a record 44 international players from 25 countries and territories. Latin players also reached a new record in the league, with nine of the 16 Latinos currently in the NBA making it to the playoffs. Almost every team competing in the Playoffs featured at least one international player. This year?s number of international players nearly doubled last year?s, with 24 players from 18 countries and territories participating in the Playoffs.</div>NUGGETS.comI was just looking around the site and saw this article. I am curious as to if the Nuggets would start Eddie for this game. He will get lots of cheers for sure in this one.
