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The opening lists for the National Basketball Association’s 2020-21 season, which begins Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), will include 107 international participants, players from 41 countries, including a record 17 from Canada, according to the league.
Canada, with 17 players, is the most represented country outside the USA for the seventh time in a row, followed by France (nine), Australia (eight), Serbia and Germany (six players each). .
The records for international players (113) and represented countries and territories (42) were set according to the NBA at the beginning of the 2016/17 or. Established in 2017/18.
After the end of last season at Disney World in a so-called « bubble » designed to protect residents from COVID-19, the NBA’s 30 teams will again travel between cities to play games, even if the outbreak of the Coronavirus continues to increase across the country.
There are two games on the program for the opening night, including the Los Angeles Lakers champion against the Los Angeles Clippers.
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