The last two teams to hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy – the 2023 champion Nuggets and 2024 champion Celtics – arrived in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and will tip off the 2024-25 preseason on Friday (12 ET, NBA App) with the first of two games in the UAE.

After a grueling first week of training camp, Joe Mazzulla’s squad traveled to Abu Dhabi, where it will face the 2023 champs, the Denver Nuggets, in a pair of preseason games at Etihad Arena. The first tips off at noon ET on Friday, with the second following at 10 a.m. ET on Sunday.

After a grueling first week of training camp, Coach Joe Mazzulla’s squad traveled to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where it will face the 2023 champs, the Denver Nuggets, in a pair of preseason games at Etihad Arena. The first tips off at noon on Friday, with the second following at 10 a.m. on Sunday.

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