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Magic to play Raptors in regular-season game in London

(Reuters) - The Orlando Magic will return to London in January to play a regular-season game against the Toronto Raptors as part of the NBA Global Games 2015-16, the National Basketball Association announced on Wednesday. The game will mark the league's sixth regular-season contest in London, one of seven international cities to host NBA games during 2015-16. The Boston Celtics will take on the Sacramento Kings in Mexico City in a regular-season game on Dec. 3 while Milan, Madrid, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Rio De Janeiro will stage NBA pre-season games which were previously announced. "We look forward to returning to London next season with a regular-season game between the Orlando Magic and the Toronto Raptors," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. "This underscores our commitment to growing basketball in the region and to bringing more regular-season basketball to our fans in the UK." The Magic first visited London for a pair of pre-season games in 1993. The Raptors played back-to-back games in 2011 in London, the NBA's first regular-season games to be held in Europe. NBA Global Games 2015-16 schedule: Pre-season: Oct. 6 - Boston Celtics vs. Olimpia Milano in Milan, Italy Oct. 8 - Boston Celtics vs. Real Madrid in Madrid Oct. 11 - Los Angeles Clippers vs. Charlotte Hornets in Shenzhen, China Oct. 14 - Los Angeles Clippers vs. Charlotte Hornets in Shanghai Oct. 17 - Orlando Magic vs. Flamengo in Rio De Janeiro Regular season: Dec. 3 - Boston Celtics vs. Sacramento Kings, Mexico City Arena in Mexico City Jan. 14 - Orlando Magic vs. Toronto Raptors, The O2 in London (Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by Gene Cherry)