Texas Border Business
International friendly to be played at State Farm Arena
MCALLEN, Texas, October 28, 2014 – The NBA Development League Rio Grande Valley Vipers today announced that the team will host Fuerza Regia of the Liga Nacional of Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) on Monday, Nov. 10. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. (CT) at State Farm Arena. Tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 31 at the Vipers Pro Shop in Uptown Plaza or on Ticketmaster.com. Prices start as low as five dollars.
“We are excited to welcome Fuerza Regia to the Rio Grande Valley next month. Fuerza Regia is a strong basketball organization and is having a great season. We are looking forward to tipping off our 2014-15 season with this exhibition game,” RGV Vipers president Bert Garcia said. “The past few years, we have welcomed teams from neighboring Mexico to play against in us in the preseason. Given our geographic location, these relationships are important to supporting our surrounding community.”
The game marks the third international friendly hosted by the Vipers in the Rio Grande Valley. Previously, the Vipers hosted two games against the Alcones Universidad Veracruzana en Xalapa in 2010 and the Tampico Huracanes in 2013.
The NBA D-League draft is set for Saturday, Nov. 1 at 2:30 p.m. (CT). RGV will start training camp Nov. 3, and officially start the 2014-15 season with back-to-back home games versus the Austin Spurs Nov. 14 and 15 at State Farm Arena.
