What to make of the Brooklyn Nets' G League team playing six games in Montreal this season

Adam Silver acknowledged last year that there is interest from Montreal regarding an expansion franchise

By Jack Maloney Sep 3, 2024 at 10:15 pm ET• 2 min read

The Long Island Nets, the Brooklyn Nets' G League affiliate, will play six "home" games in Montreal, Quebec, next season, the league announced on Tuesday in a press release regarding the upcoming season, which gets underway on Nov. 8. 

Details regarding the Montreal games were not released, though Nets Daily reported that they could come as soon as Wednesday. 

The six games will come in three separate two-game stints:

• Friday, Jan. 24 vs. Raptors 905
• Sunday, Jan. 26 vs. Raptors 905
• Wednesday, Feb. 5 vs. Greensboro Swarm
• Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Delaware Blue Coats
• Thursday, March 13 vs. Memphis Hustle
• Friday, March 14 vs. Memphis Hustle

All of the games will be held at Place Bell, a 10,000-seat arena that is home to the Laval Rocket, the NHL's Montreal Canadiens' AHL affiliate, and the Montreal PWHL team.  

The Long Island Nets currently play at Nassau Coliseum, a historic arena in Uniondale, which was the former home of the ABA's New York Nets and NHL's New York Islanders. How much longer the Long Island Nets will play there, though, remains to be seen.