Jan 17, 2019; London, United Kingdom; New York Knicks forward Luke Kornet (2) and Washington Wizards center Thomas Bryant (13) go up for the opening tip at The O2 Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Flynn-USA TODAY Sports
LONDON (Reuters) - A game between the struggling New York Knicks and Washington Wizards would barely have registered back in the United States but transported across the Atlantic it stole the London sporting spotlight on Thursday.
With none of the capital's seven Premier League soccer clubs in action, a sell-out 19,000 crowd crammed into the 02 Arena to witness the NBA's ninth regular-season international game to be held in London.
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