The new NBA season is about 2 months away still, but the excitement for it has already begun. Most teams have made their moves, and some other situations are still to be resolved, but fans are eagerly looking forward to the league's return already. And there was some fuel added to that fire after the NBA recently shared its schedule for the coming season.
There are exciting matchups to look forward to, the Warriors and Grizzlies will fight it out on Christmas, while the Mavericks and Suns will face off in their first game of the new season. A lot of the games, as always, are also nationally televised. And the schedule for how many nationwide games each team will get was recently released.
Unsurprisingly, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors have the most games in primetime, with the Bucks, Suns, Celtics, Mavericks, and Grizzlies not too far behind. NBA fans reacted to how many games each team has gotten, with some hilarious takes on the schedule coming through.
"Why are the Lakers here?"
"I understand the Lakers have LeBron but that's insane."
"Donovan Mitchell is only worth one TV game now?"
"Knicks having a similar amount of ntv games as the Bulls is ridiculous."
"I think the Pistons will lowkey be fun to watch."
"Warriors should have more than that."
"All those young teams will be too much fun to watch."
"Bro the raptors should at least have 10 game."
"Who gave the Orlando Magic even one game?"
"The Lakers keep getting these man, when will it stop?"
"It must be nice to be a Laker fan, man."
"Yes! They disrespected the Miami Heat! And why the Lakers same as the Warriors?"
It's always interesting to analyze which teams the league thinks will draw the most interest, and fans of every team will always have strong opinions about it. But with the way talent is spread across the league at the moment, it promises to be a great time regardless. The offseason is always tough, but with some interesting matchups to look forward to, next season cannot arrive soon enough!
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