The final stretch before the new NBA season has begun, with all teams seeing action through preseason games. The Miami Heat will take on the Orlando Magic, but what makes this matchup special is that it will be played in Puerto Rico.

The game in Puerto Rico is part of the NBA Global Games initiative, which aims to bring basketball beyond the United States and Canada. This matchup marks the league’s return to the Caribbean island for the first time in 19 years, when the Detroit Pistons defeated the Heat 84–64 in 2006.

This will be the seventh time the Heat play on Puerto Rican soil, while it marks the first ever for the Magic. However, Orlando’s Managing Director, Ryan DeVos, noted that the team has a strong Puerto Rican fan base in Florida.

“We are incredibly excited to play in Puerto R

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