There will definitely be some action at Place Bell this year. The arena will host six games of the Long Island Nets, the Brooklyn Nets’ farm team. The team will temporarily change its identity to please fans in La Belle Province.
The six games will be presented between January and March. The first two will pit the Nets against the Raptors 905, the Toronto Raptors’ farm team. In addition to the games, the Nets will hold a basketball clinic in Laval during the month of February.
For these games, the team’s logo will be modified. It will feature fleurs-de-lys and the cross on the summit of Mount Royal. The red color was chosen to recall McGill University, where basketball inventor James Naismith taught from 1888 to 1890.
“Montreal has a vibrant basketball history, and this partnership presents a unique opportunity to blend our culture with that of this community,” said Nets Director of Business Operations Morgan Taylor.
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About 50% of the players playing in the NBA in 2023-24 first made their mark in the G-League.
Earlier Wednesday, the Montreal LPHF team announced that Place Bell would be its official home for the upcoming season. The arena is also the home of the Laval Rocket.
Match schedule
- Friday, January 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM – Raptors 905
- Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. – Raptors 905
- Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM – Greensboro Swarm
- Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. – Delaware Blue Coats
- Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM – Memphis Hustle
- Friday, March 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM – Memphis Hustle