As hard as it is to believe, actual NBA basketball will be returning to our screens in just 7 days with the first scrimmages tipping off on July 22.
The NBA and most local TV networks are yet to confirm which scrimmages will make it to air, but Spectrum Sportsnet and Fox Sports Florida have committed to broadcasting all Lakers and Magic warm-up games respectively.
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That suggests those matchups, at the very least, will be available on League Pass too.
In terms of the regular season and the postseason, the NBA is anticipating that all games will be shown on TV and League Pass.
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Here are the broadcast details that have been confirmed so far:
BROADCAST INFO: SCRIMMAGES
LA LAKERS
Date & time (ET) | Game | TV |
July 23, 7:00pm | Lakers-Mavericks | Spectrum Sportsnet |
July 25, 12:00pm | Lakers-Magic | Spectrum Sportsnet |
July 27, 3:00pm | Lakers-Wizards | Spectrum Sportsnet |
ORLANDO MAGIC
Date & time (ET) | Game | TV |
July 22, 3:00pm | Magic-Clippers | Fox Sports Florida |
July 25, 12:00pm | Magic-Lakers | Fox Sports Florida |
July 27, 7:00pm | Magic-Nuggets | Fox Sports Florida |
Broadcast information for other teams’ scrimmages are TBA.
INTERNATIONAL GAME TIMES: SCRIMMAGES
Below are some quick time zone conversions for the Lakers’ first scrimmage.
From there you can fairly easily work out what time all the other scrimmages are on in your country.
This time zoner converter is also a handy tool.
LAKERS VS MAVERICKS
(All times are for July 24, except Rio which is July 23)
- Auckland – 11:00am
- Beijing – 7:00am
- Berlin – 1:00am
- Cairo – 1:00am
- London – 12:00am
- Madrid – 1:00am
- Manila – 7:00am
- New Dehli – 4:30am
- Paris – 1:00am
- Rio de Janeiro – 8:00pm (July 23)
- Sydney – 9:00am
- Tokyo – 8:00am
INTERNATIONAL GAME TIMES: (RE)OPENING NIGHT
PELICANS VS JAZZ
(All times are for July 31, except London and Rio)
- Auckland – 10:30am
- Beijing – 6:30am
- Berlin – 12:30am
- Cairo – 12:30am
- London – 11:30pm (July 30)
- Madrid – 12:30am
- Manila – 6:30am
- New Dehli – 4:00am
- Paris – 12:30am
- Rio de Janeiro – 7:30pm (July 30)
- Sydney – 8:30am
- Tokyo – 7:30am
LAKERS VS CLIPPERS
- Auckland – 1:00pm
- Beijing – 9:00am
- Berlin – 3:00am
- Cairo – 3:00am
- London – 2:00am
- Madrid – 2:00am
- Manila – 9:00am
- New Dehli – 6:30am
- Paris – 3:00am
- Rio de Janeiro – 10:00pm (July 30)
- Sydney – 11:00am
- Tokyo – 10:00am
NATIONAL TV SCHEDULE (USA): FIRST WEEK OF SEASON REBOOT
Thursday, July 30
Time (ET) | Game | TV |
6:30p | Jazz-Pelicans | TNT |
9:00p | Clippers-Lakers | TNT |
Friday, July 31
Time (ET) | Game | TV |
4:00p | Grizzlies-Blazers | NBA TV |
6:30p | Celtics-Bucks | ESPN |
9:00p | Rockets-Mavericks | ESPN |
Saturday, August 1
Time (ET) | Game | TV |
1:00p | Heat-Nuggets | ESPN |
3:30p | Jazz-Thunder | ESPN |
6:00p | Pelicans-Clippers | ESPN |
8:30p | Lakers-Raptors | ESPN |
Sunday, August 2
Time (ET) | Game | TV |
3:30p | Blazers-Celtics | ABC |
6:00p | Kings-Magic | NBA TV |
8:30p | Bucks-Rockets | ABC |
Monday, August 3
Time (ET) | Game | TV |
1:30p | Raptors-Heat | NBA TV |
4:00p | Nuggets-Thunder | NBA TV |
6:30p | Grizzlies-Pelicans | ESPN |
9:00p | Lakers-Jazz | ESPN |
Tuesday, August 4
Time (ET) | Game | TV |
1:30p | Nets-Bucks | NBA TV |
4:00p | Suns-Clippers | NBA TV |
6:30p | Celtics-Heat | TNT |
9:00p | Rockets-Blazers | TNT |
Wednesday, August 5
Time (ET) | Game | TV |
4:00p | 76ers-Wizards | NBA TV |
6:30p | Thunder-Lakers | ESPN |
9:00p | Nets-Celtics | ESPN |
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