The NBA schedule for the 2022-23 season has dropped, and there’s a lot of intriguing dates to consider.
Yes, yes, we already saw a bunch of the games and dates thrown out already through various reports, including the star-studded Christmas Day game slate.
And we know some of the dates are your standards: Opening night, playoffs, play-ins and so on.
But there are a few more notables that we’ve included in here that popped on Wednesday as the announcement dropped (and right as the LeBron James news about his Lakers extension broke! What timing!).
Let’s run through some of them here:
October 18: Opening night!!
That would be Oct. 18, 2022. We’ve got a couple of great games on that night:
The 2022-23 NBA regular season will tip off on Tuesday, Oct. 18 with a doubleheader on TNT as the 76ers visit the reigning Eastern Conference champion Celtics and the defending NBA champion Warriors receive their championship rings before hosting the Lakers. pic.twitter.com/Kcvj4GoYNh
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) August 17, 2022
November 8 (Election Day): No games
This is a fantastic addition to the schedule:
Additional highlights for the 2022-23 season include:
▪️ No games played on Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 8)
▪️ Debut of NBA Rivals Week (Week of Jan. 23)
▪️ Historic low for average miles traveled per team pic.twitter.com/WZgb5jmr2H
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) August 17, 2022
December 17: NBA Mexico City Game
The San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat will face off.
January 19: The Paris Game
The Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls will play in France.
January 23: NBA Rivals Week
New this year: "NBA Rivals Week"
11 rivalry games from Jan. 24-28:
– Celtics/Heat
– Clippers/Lakers
– Nets/76ers
– Grizzlies/Warriors
– Lonzo Ball/LaMelo Ball
– Suns/Mavericks
– Timberwolves/Grizzlies
– Raptors/Warriors
– Nikola Jokic/Joel Embiid
– Knicks/Nets
– Lakers/Celtics— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) August 17, 2022
I dig this idea very much. Lakers-Celtics!
February 17-19: All-Star Weekend
Salt Lake City will play host!
April 9: Final day of the regular season
April 11-14: Play-in Tournament
.@NBA regular season sked to begin Oct. 18, conclude April 9, 2023. The 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament is sked April 11-14, followed by 2023 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel April 15. Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV sked to be played June 1. pic.twitter.com/ue3qkKWRSP
— Barry Janoff (@barryjanoff) August 17, 2022
