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The Cleveland Cavaliers are scheduled to square off against the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA Paris Game 2024 on Thursday, January 11 in the 2023-24 NBA regular season. Ahead of their practice session on Tuesday, Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers visited the Eiffel Tower as the NBA shared the videos on social media.
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The clash between Cleveland and Brooklyn will serve as the third regular season NBA game in Paris while this will be the second fixture between the two sides this season as the Cavaliers beat the Nets by one point at the Barclays Center on October 25, 2023, in their season opener.
Ahead of their Tuesday training session, the Cavaliers visited the Eiffel Tower with the whole crew as they captured a team picture in front of "La dame de fer" (French for "Iron Lady"). The NBA took to X and posted videos of the Cavaliers enjoying their time in Paris.
Watch the videos here:
Reason behind Cavs-Nets matchup in Paris
The Cavs-Nets matchup in Paris would be a dress rehearsal with the venue, the Accor Arena, set to stage the Paris 2024 Olympic basketball finals in July and August. The NBA Paris Game 2024 will feature the 2023 USA Basketball Team members Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson from the Nets while Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, and Darius Garland could also appear for the Team USA at the Paris Olympics.
Apart from that, the Nets will be playing their second regular season game in Paris following their 2008 match while this will be the Cavs' first game in Europe. “We are extremely honored as an organization to showcase the Cleveland Cavaliers in Paris,” said Cavs President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman in a prepared statement.
