SPRINGFIELD ARMOR GAME CANCELLED

SPRINGFIELD, MA Feb. 10, 2010 – The Springfield Armor game vs. the Rio Grande Valley Vipers set for tonight, Wednesday, February 10th at 7 p.m., has been cancelled due to inclement weather in the Northeast. There has been no rescheduled date determined at this time.

Fans with tickets for tonight’s game can exchange their tickets at the MassMutual Center Box Office for any other Springfield Armor Home Game the remainder of the season based on availability.

The Armor’s next scheduled home game is on Friday, February 19th at the MassMutual Center when they take on the Reno Bighorns at 7 p.m.


Springfield Armor

With an ownership group led by Massachusetts-based Michael Savit, NBA Springfield was announced as the NBA Development League’s second team in New England during a press conference at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on March 31. Between November 27th and April 2nd the Springfield Armor will play a 50-game schedule, including 24 home dates at the MassMutual Center.

Emphasizing affordable family entertainment and NBA-caliber basketball, the Springfield Armor has individual tickets beginning at just $5! The Armor needed just over seven months to reach 1,700 season tickets but still have great seats available. For more information about group, flex, or individual tickets, please call (413) 746-3263 or visit www.armorhoops.com.


NBA Development League

The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA’s official minor league whose teams have direct affiliations to NBA franchises. For the 2009-10 season, the league will feature 16 teams – including the debut of the Maine Red Claws and the Springfield Armor. A proven



developer of talent, 20 percent of players in the NBA at the conclusion of the 2008-09 season boasted NBA D-League experience, while 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 D-League Cares programs. The NBA D-League also advances the game of basketball as the research and development arm of the NBA. Throughout the season fans can watch all NBA D-League games on NBA Futurecast, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010