NBA announces pre-Summer League convention for fans
May 18, 2023, 11:53 AM
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Sweetwater" at Steven J. Ross Theatre on the Warner Bros. Lot on April 11, 2023 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
(Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
Apparently, the NBA took a look at San Diego’s Comic-Con and said, we should do that!
On Thursday, the league announced the inaugural NBA Con, a fan-friendly event days before Summer League kicks off in Las Vegas.
From July 7 – 9 at the Mandalay Bay, “NBA Con will bring together the fashion, music, cuisine, art and technology that make the NBA a cultural phenomenon into a three-day event, highlighted by the game’s brightest stars and biggest personalities.” NBA’s 2K24 Summer League tips off Friday, July 7 and lasts for 10 days.
In the press release announcing the event, Joey Graziano, Head of Event Strategy and Development for the NBA, said the convention “combines our players’ and fans’ passion for the game with their authentic off-court interests to create unique experiences that could only come to life through NBA fandom.”
The first group of names announced to appear includes:
- six-time NBA champion and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Minnesota Timberwolves’ Mike Conley
- Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton
- New Orleans Pelicans’ CJ McCollum
- Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young
- 2023 NBA Draft prospects Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson
A full list of events can be found here.
Tickets for NBA Con are on sale now at NBACon.com.
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