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G League Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Vipers to Host Rockets-Magic Game October 5

March 10, 2010 - NBA G League (G League)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers News Release


HIDALGO, TEXAS - Houston Rockets CEO Tad Brown and six-time All-Star Yao Ming (7-6, 310, China) announced today at halftime of the NBA Development League Rio Grande Valley Vipers game that the this year's Rockets exhibition game on the Vipers' home court at State Farm Arena will be against the defending Eastern Conference Champion Orlando Magic on October 5 at 7:30 p.m.

The game will be preceded by the Rockets holding a portion of their training camp in the Rio Grande Valley, starting on October 3, at the McAllen Convention Center.

More details will be released at the end of the regular season.

"Given the success of last year's Rockets camp and in paticular the pre-season game, we are very excited to have the Rockets return with a top quality opponent such as the defending Eastern Conferenc Champion Magic. We believe this will be an exciting weekend of basketball for residents of the Rio Grande Valley," Vipers President Brian Michael Cooper said.

The Vipers hosted Rockets Training Camp and an exhibition win over the Boston Celtics last October in front of a record-crowd of 6,300.

The Rockets currently boast three former-Vipers, including starting point guard Aaron Brooks (6-0, 161, Oregon) and guards Will Conroy (6-2, 195, Washington) and Jermaine Taylor (6-4, 210, Central Florida).

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