A first base station determines a maximum MIMO capability of a UE that equals a maximum number of spatial layers that the UE can receive. The first base station determines if the number of transmit antennas of the first base station, that serves a location of the UE, is less than the maximum MIMO capability of the UE and identifies adjacent sectors that currently serve the location of the UE. The first base station selects at least one adjacent sector, associated with a second base station, from the identified adjacent sectors based on the number of transmit antennas of the first base station being less than the maximum MIMO capability of the UE, and causes data to be transmitted to the UE via one or more transmit antennas of the first base station and at least one transmit antenna associated with the selected at least one adjacent sector.