NBA G League expands to Mexico City

On December 12, 2019, The NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that their G League, a minor league, will expand to Mexico City. The team will be named the Capitanes, which will be the first team outside the U.S. and Canada. The team has actually been around since 2016, which currently competes in Mexico's Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. The Capitanes will make their debut beginning the 2020-21 Season.

As a basketball enthusiast, I am excited to see that the NBA G League will expand to an international country to give others an opportunity to showcase their talent and will hopefully make their way to the NBA. Not only is this exciting, this is an extreme milestone for the NBA which illustrates their commitment to basketball fans across Latin America. Though this is only the beginning, this can potentially be something big and successful for the NBA. I hope to see them expand to more countries and give more opportunities to those who might've not come as close to the NBA as those who are in the G League.