BOSTON — The Celtics will be logging some travel miles during their next preseason.
The NBA announced that the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets will play a pair of preseason games in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Oct. 4 and Oct. 6.
According to the NBA, these games will reach fans in more than 200 countries and territories on TV and digital media, airing live in the UAE and across the Middle East. Abu Dhabi is nine hours ahead of the Eastern Time Zone in the U.S.
Though tickets for the games are not on sale yet, the NBA has created a website that allows fans to register their interest in purchasing tickets at