Record number of international players reach postseason

ByReuters

Published 12/04/2018 at 18:16 GMT

April 12 (Reuters) - The NBA postseason will have a distinct international flair with a record 62 foreign born players from 33 countries chasing a championship ring, the league said on Thursday.

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All 16 teams competing in the playoffs will have at least one international player while the Utah Jazz and Philadelphia 76ers lead the way with seven foreign born players on each roster.

The Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs each have six.

NBA fans in France and Australia will have more reason to follow the postseason than others with seven players from each country on squad lists, followed by Canada and Spain with four.

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The league also said it had set all-time records for total attendance (22,124,559), average attendance (17,987) and sellouts (741) during the 2017-18 season. (Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto. Editing by Christian Radnedge)

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