Nuggets, Pacers set Beijing showdown

Marquee names of the National Basketball Association (NBA) such as Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups and Danny Granger will be battling it out in Beijing in early October to mark the opening of the refurbished Wukesong Arena.

The NBA and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports announced yesterday that the Denver Nuggets and the Indiana Pacers will play a preseason game on Oct 11 in the nation's capital.

This will be the NBA's eighth preseason game played in Greater China and the third game played in Beijing.