Nba season start 2017

The 2017 18 nba season was the 72nd season of the national basketball association nba. The regular season began on october 22, 2019, and was suspended on march 11, 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Nbas 201718 schedule features early start, no fourgamesinfive. Pelicans forward has lost weight, thinks his team will be. The 201718 nba season was the 72nd season of the national basketball association nba. Nba on espn viewership is up 24 percent to start 201718. Toronto raptors vs golden state warriors full game. Statistics, leaders, and more for the 201718 nba season. The nba on espn is averaging 1,920,000 viewers through 19 games to start the 201718 season, a 24 percent increase over the same period in 2016 1,557,000 viewers. Rockets eric gordon supports nba season starting in. Here are five things to watch for on opening night.

The nba is expected to announce an earlier season start in 2017 to help resolve the schedule backlog of back to back games during the season. The 201718 nba season tips off on october 17 in golden state, with the reigning. The regular season began on october 17, 2017, earlier than previous seasons to reduce the number of backtoback games teams were scheduled to play, with the 2017 eastern conference champion and finals runnerup cleveland cavaliers hosting a game against the boston celtics at quicken loans arena in. Nba 12 days from the start of the 201718 nba season. Why the 201718 season was great for the nba forbes. With the nba season suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak, is there optimism that the league will be able to resume after the 30day hiatus imposed by commissioner adam silver chris mannix of, and a frequent analyst on celtics pregame live and postgame live on nbc sports boston, told the felger and mazz show on friday that after.

Houston rockets guard eric gordon would love a later start to the nba season. The 2020 nba allstar game was played on february 16, 2020, at the united center in chicago, illinois, and was won by team lebron, 157155. In an era of nba basketball where smaller lineups, positional versatility. Nba adjusts schedules for the 201718 season business. Nba will start its season earlier in october in an.

League sources say theres a strong likelihood that the start of the 201718 season will be moved up a week to 10 days, which is yet another measure aimed at reducing the number of backtobacks. The nba g league and global sports provider eleven sports announced a new partnership that will include the exclusive presentation of up to 120 live nba g league regular season games during the 201718 season. On november 14, 2017, the boston celtics became the first team in nba history to win at least straight games after starting the season 02. Boston celtics get nightmarish start to nba season. Prior and during the 201718 season, 21 teams signed a uniform sponsorship contract. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting facts and tidbits. With the 201718 nba season almost here, its time to rank the leagues 30 starting centers for the upcoming campaign.

We are now just weeks away from the start of the 20172018 nba season. No other player in nba history has had that many points, rebounds, and assists through his first 4. Demarcus cousins cant wait for nba season to start the. The 2017 nba allstar game was played at the smoothie king center in. Walton led the warriors to a 240 start in the 201516 season when steve. Check out the biggest injuries in the 201718 nba season. As the nba seeks ways to avoid players resting during games, commissioner adam silver announced the 201718 regular season will begin earlier than normal. The official site of the national basketball association. Giannis antetokounmpo has 147 points, 43 rebounds, and 21 assists through 4 games this season. Heres a look at the storylines to watch for the 201718 season. The live nba g league games will be shown in five of elevens markets the u. The start of the nba season was supposed to have a distinct set of very fun storylines to watch.

Your home for scores, schedules, stats, news, nba league pass, nba tv, video highlights, fantasy, rankings and. The 2017 nba regular season kicks off tuesday, oct. The 201617 nba season was the 71st season of the national basketball association. Date, tv start time for every regular season game mark your calendars. Atlanta hawks nba dleague team to begin play in 201718. The 2017 nba finals was the championship series of the national basketball association nbas 201617 season and conclusion of the seasons playoffs.

Find out the latest on your favorite national basketball association teams on. Statistics, leaders, and more for the 2017 18 nba season. The 201920 nba season is the 74th season of the national basketball association nba. Gordon hayward, boston celtics get nightmarish start to. Nba g league 2017present in the 201718 season, the dleague entered into a multiyear partnership with gatorade and announced it would be rebranded as the nba gatorade league, which was officially shortened to nba g league prior to the season. The other game of the night is a rematch of the eastern. With the season starting in just under a month, and media day for most teams only a few days from now, it is time to unveil the final version of my 201718. The 27 highestpaid players in the nba for the 201718 season. Giannis antetokounmpos historic start to the 201718 season. Click here for the openingnight rosters for kia nba tipoff 2017. How two devastating injuries changed the tone of the start. Lavar ball, lonzo ball and lamelo ball have released a brand new ball family emoji app in partnership with miamibased sportsmanias. The nba season is almost upon us with preseason matches nearly all done, but when does the regular season start.

Below we take a look at this seasons highestpaid players and how their. Full schedule for the 2019 season including full list of matchups, dates and time, tv and ticket information. Check out this nba schedule, sortable by date and including information on game time, network coverage, and more. Nba announces earlier start to 2017 season to spread out. Golden state warriors vs boston celtics full game highlights week 5. At the end of the 201718 regular season, nba ratings were up across all four networks when compared to last season. Key dates for 201920 nba season notable upcoming dates, season milestones and key nba initiatives. How two devastating injuries changed the tone of the start of the nba season. Team to permanently relocate to college park, georgia, for 201920 season new york, jan. To kick things off, here are my four bold predictions for the coming year. Nba s 2017 18 schedule features early start, no fourgamesinfivedays stretches season begins oct.

The western conference champion golden state warriors defeated the defending nba champion and eastern conference champion cleveland cavaliers four games to one. December 15, 2016 bruce j fraser articles, nba news. Adam silver says 201718 nba season will start on oct. The 2017 nba allstar game was played at the smoothie king center in new orleans, louisiana, on february 19, 2017, with the west defeating the east 192182. The 201718 nba season will begin with a sizzling doubleheader on oct. This finals was the first time in nba history the same. The return of nba action is right around the corner. The regular season began on october 25, 2016, with the 2016 nba champion cleveland cavaliers hosting a game against the new york knicks.

Christmas day is jampacked as always and the slate has an international flavor. Here come the big baller brand emojis for start of nba season. Gordon haywards goals and dreams for his first season in boston were crushed five short minutes into the new season. Before and during the 201819 season, the remaining nine teams signed such contracts.

Mouse over teams to take a quick look at offensive and defensive 4 factors. The national basketball association nba are the rightful property owners of all of the footage displayed in this video. In april 2016, the nba announced that teams would be permitted to sign a uniform sponsorship contract for the 201718 season. Your home for scores, schedules, stats, news, nba league pass, nba tv, video highlights, fantasy, rankings and more for nba players and teams.