Overview
- The regular-season game tips off November 1 at Arena Ciudad de México, with tickets snapped up within hours and organizers preparing for a crowd of over 20,000.
- Dallas announced Davis has a mild left calf strain, will miss the next two games, and will be reevaluated after the trip following his absence from Friday’s practice.
- Kyrie Irving is also sidelined with an injury, placing added attention on Dallas rookie Cooper Flagg against Detroit star Cade Cunningham and a young Pistons core.
- With this visit the Mavericks become the franchise with the most NBA appearances in Mexico at eight, while the matchup is the 15th regular-season game and 34th overall staged in the country.
- The NBA and teams ran community and cultural events in Mexico City, including a court renovation and youth clinic in Azcapotzalco attended by deputy commissioner Mark Tatum, plus Día de Muertos activations and fan engagements.