October 29, 2009

Donnie Nelson, one of the owners of NBA Frisco and the General Manager of the Dallas Mavericks is inviting everyone to come out and meet him while enjoying events surrounding Mavericks road game watching parties.

On Friday, come join us at Dave and Busters (Frisco Stonebriar Mall location) at 7:30 p.m. to watch the Mavs take on the Los Angeles Lakers. The game starts at 9:30 p.m., but we will have games, prizes, and a costume party beginning at 7:30.

On Saturday night, come join us at the Loft (1135 S. Lamar St in Dallas) to listen to Donnie's brother Ray Johnston’s band at 7:30 p.m. and watch the Mavs take on the Los Angeles Clippers at 9:30 p.m.

The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA’s official minor league and featured 16 teams with direct affiliations to NBA teams during the 2008-09 season. This fall, two new NBA Development League teams will begin play in Portland, Maine and Springfield, Mass.-- the birthplace of basketball. Eighty-four former NBA Development League players were on 2008-09 NBA end-of-season rosters, amounting to almost 20 percent of NBA players, and the league continues to develop coaches, referees, and front office staff for the NBA and its teams. In fostering the league’s connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote health and wellness, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA Development League Cares programs. The NBA Development League also advances the game of basketball as the research and development arm of the NBA. Throughout the season fans can watch all NBA Development League games on NBA Futurecast, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast.