Raptors to play NBA preseason game in Edmonton in October
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Edmontonians will have the chance to see the Toronto Raptors play in their own city this fall.
Edmontonians will have the chance to see the Toronto Raptors play in their own city this fall.
The NBA Canada Series is returning after three years and will feature for the first time ever a preseason game in Rogers Place in Alberta's capital city.
The 2019 NBA champion team will take on the Utah Jazz on Sunday, Oct. 2.
It'll be the first time an NBA game is played at the hockey arena.
The Raptors played a preseason game against the Denver Nuggets in Edmonton at the University of Alberta in 2008.
Two weeks later, the Raptors will face off against the Boston Celtics at Bell Centre in Montreal on Oct. 14.
Tickets for both games will go on sale Aug. 19 on Ticketmaster.