Sixers open their pre-season by hosting New Zealand Breakers originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
There is no more mystery about the Sixers’ preseason opener.
The National Basketball League New Zealand Breakers announced that they will face the Sixers as part of their NBA tour. The game is scheduled for October 7 at 7 pm ET in Philadelphia.
The roster of the Breakers includes Jonah Boldenwho appeared in 48 regular-season games for the Sixers from 2018 to 2020. Bolden played in the Sixers’ last game against a non-NBA opponent, which was an October 8, 2019 blowout win over the Guangzhou Loong Lions.
Breakers center Freddie Gillespie had a 20-game stint with the Raptors and current Sixers head coach Nick Nurse in 2021.
Nurse Sixers will run training camp in the Bahamas this year from the 1st to the 5th of October.
Below is the rest of his team preseason schedule leading into an Oct. 23 regular-season opener against the Bucks:
October 11, 7:00 PM ET at Timberwolves (at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa)
October 12th, 8:00 PM ET at Celtics
Oct. 14, 7:30 PM ET at Hawks
October 16, 7 p.m. ET vs. Nets
October 18, 7 pm ET on Magic
