NBA Academy Latin America, a year-round training program for high-school basketball prospects that’s based in Mexico, has announced NBA Week Mexico City 2021. The 11-day program will take place from Sept. 23 to Oct. 3 in Mexico while the rest of the program will be fully online.
The events were created to celebrate the upcoming 75th season of the NBA and to reach fans not only in Mexico, but also all across Latin America. Raul Zarraga, NBA Mexico vice president and managing director, said fans can register for these events for free. He also touched on the difficulties of trying to spread the game of basketball to Latin America while adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic.