The Washington Wizards will play the Miami Heat this Saturday in the USA’s southern neighbor.
The Washington Wizards will be playing this Saturday in a neutral venue against the Miami Heat at CDMX Arena in Mexico City, Mexico. The game will give Mexican fans a taste of regular season action between two Southeast Division foes.
Here are 10 interesting facts about Mexico City, in anticipation of the Wizards’ game this weekend.
- This is the 12th regular season game to be played in Mexico — It is also the 33rd time a game (including preseason) has been played there.
- The game will NOT be on traditional national television — Originally, the game was scheduled to be on ESPN. But because the Wizards are not going to be a very good team this season, they were flexed out. The game is still on NBA TV, but a regional sports network will likely carry the game instead.
- Mexico City is already home to a G League team and possibly more soon — The Mexico City Capitanes (Capitanes de Ciudad de México) have played in the G League since 2021. The city remains a candidate for future NBA expansion plans.
- The city is on a really high elevation — The Denver Nuggets play in a city that is 5,280 feet above sea level. Mexico City takes that to another level by being 7,349 feet above sea level.
- Mexico City is the largest city in the Western Hemisphere — It is estimated that over 9.2 million people live in Mexico City. This is significantly larger than New York City, the leargest city in the United Stes.