More details are emerging about the NBA schedule, including a Christmas Day contest with the Warriors hosting the Grizzlies, tweets league insider Marc Stein.
It will be a rematch of their hotly contested Western Conference semifinals series that Golden State won 4-2 on its way to the championship. That intense series is remembered for an ejection and a one-game suspension for Memphis’ Dillon Brooks for a hard foul that left Gary Payton II with a fractured elbow.
It will mark the first Christmas Day appearance for the Grizzlies in their 27-year history, dating back to their days in Vancouver. The team’s popularity has increased with last season’s playoff run and the emergence of Ja Morant as one of the league’s most exciting players. The Warriors are a perennial part of the Christmas schedule and defeated the Suns in Phoenix last December 25.
Stein reported earlier today that the Lakers will travel to Dallas for another Christmas Day matchup. The NBA typically schedules five games on the holiday, which is the first major national showcase of the new season.
League sources tell Stein that the full schedule for the 2022/23 season is expected to be released this week (Twitter link).
Sweet. Great matchup. I’m sure load management won’t be an issue.
Not on Christmas day. These guys want to show their stuff on National tv. This is not a cold night in long season. It’s a privilege to be part of this schedule.
I’ll give you that, to an extent, as I highly doubt any player with 3+ years of experience actually wants to play on Xmas day.
Ya I’ve heard guys Rumble about being on the Christmas schedule every year and not liking it, but hey, they get Thanksgiving off. I remember at my job we chose one of the three holidays we wanted off and we had to work the other two. No big deal. Really I’d want the nation watching me play ball, I love an audience. Everyone’s got their TV on to Christmas Day hoops in the background at least.
@Gary that’s a little to much information. I think it is pretty clear. Steph Curry loves his wife and children. I have no doubt he would rather be at home with his lovely wife and children.
I hear you, you’re right. Too bad we don’t have a delete button for after 5 min when we post something.
Yah know Gary. Everyone of us dreams of being a Superstar athlete. I always wanted to be a Shortstop for the SF Giants during the LeMaster Era. I played Indian ball. It was such a fun game. I know it isn’t PC. But, the concepts are great.. I know. Not a lot of competition. Bad knees derailed that dream. Hell. The Giants struggled for another 15 years.
Load management is such a bizarre term for an athlete. Who thought that one up? It sounds really strange. The players on the court decide that.
i think kawhi and his trainers might of been the first to start.
To me, load is who is carrying the team offensively. Looney got better when he listened to Draymond to find Curry when he got the ball. That’s more load management. Limiting playing time is a bit different. The Warriors limited Wiseman to 4 minute stretches in the Summer League. They wanted get him comfortable playing again, and start getting into basketball shape again.
Any other team maybe, but unless he’s actually hurt no shot Steph would take this game off. He’s a truly honest player.
Please give us Nuggets Sixers on Xmas
It is always depressing to see A’sfaninuk posting. You guys don’t realize the irony. Charlie Finley was the cheapest owner. He refused to pay any of the players that won him multiple World Series.