The NBA announced the schedule for the 2022-23 season on Wednesday, and the league is adding some new wrinkles this year. Along with not playing games on Election Day, the NBA has scheduled a “Rivals Week” for late January.
Between January 24-28, the NBA has scheduled 11 nationally televised games featuring teams with historic rivalries. The week is headlined by the league’s oldest rivalry in Lakers-Celtics, and features two inter-city matchups with Knicks-Nets and Clippers-Lakers.
The week includes four rematches from the playoffs with Mavericks-Suns, Grizzlies-Timberwolves, Celtics-Heat and Grizzlies-Warriors, the latter of which is also a Christmas Day game.