Kings announce pre-season schedule

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Kings Announce 2014 Preseason Schedule
Exhibition slate features multiple international contests in China and Canada, including a home matchup versus Israeli-league power Maccabi Haifa
Posted: Aug 05, 2014
SACRAMENTO, CA ---- The Sacramento Kings today announced their 2014 NBA preseason schedule, which opens on the road against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, Oct. 5 in Vancouver, British Columbia at Rogers Arena (4:00 p.m. PDT), followed by the team’s 2014 home debut against the Raptors 48 hours later at Sleep Train Arena on Tuesday, Oct. 7 (7:00 p.m. PDT).

Sacramento continues the international portion of its exhibition slate as participants in the NBA’s Global Games, where the team will face the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai (9:30 p.m. PDT). The Kings participation in the 2014 Global Games occurs a decade after Sacramento joined the Houston Rockets in October 2004 to play the league’s inaugural contests in China. The teams will meet again on Wednesday, Oct. 15 (4:30 a.m. PDT) at the MasterCard Center in Beijing before Sacramento returns stateside to Sleep Train Arena for a contest with Israeli League standout Maccabi Haifa on Saturday, Oct. 18 (7:00 p.m. PDT).

The Kings seven-game slate includes road contests against the 2014 NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs on Monday, Oct. 20 (5:30 PDT) and the preseason finale against the L.A. Lakers at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on Friday, Oct. 24 (7:00 PDT).

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Following is the Kings complete 2014 preseason schedule:


DATE OPPONENT ARENA (CITY) TIPOFF
Sunday, Oct. 5 @Toronto Rogers Arena (Vancouver, B.C.) 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 7 TORONTO Sleep Train Arena (Sacramento, CA) 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 11 Brooklyn Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai, China) 9:30pm
Wednesday, Oct. 15 Brooklyn MasterCard Center (Beijing, China) 4:30am
Saturday, Oct. 18 MACCABI HAIFA Sleep Train Arena (Sacramento, CA) 7:00 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 20 @San Antonio AT&T Center (San Antonio, TX) 5:30pm
Friday, Oct. 24 @LA Lakers MGM Grand Arena (Las Vegas, NV) 7:00pm
All times listed above are Pacific Daylight time (PDT).
 
I really like the international flavor of the preseason schedule. You can see the Ranadive, NBA 3.0 business model coming together right in front of our eyes :)
 
Any word on how many of games will broadcast?

Absolutely no clue but I'd assume the Lakers game will at least be broadcast in LA. The games in China may wind up on TV and there could be a chance the Maccabi game at least gets a Euro feed as well.