00:00The NBA told us what we're going to be doing for the tip-off of the NBA season.
00:04The Boston Celtics are tipping off against the Pistons on NBC at 3 p.m.
00:12Is Tuesday, October 20th a holiday that I didn't know about?
00:17Like, do they think people don't work in Detroit?
00:21Hey, by the way, look, if that's a holiday, tell me if I'm missing that,
00:25but I've been trying to figure out, is that a holiday?
00:26Is October 20th an actual holiday?
00:28Why are we playing basketball at 3 o'clock Eastern time on Tuesday, October the 20th?
00:34The Sixers go to the Knicks.
00:36LeBron James gets prime time against the New York Knicks.
00:40It is ring ceremony night.
00:42It is banner night.
00:43It is a monster audience.
00:45And then we get the Thunder and the Spurs.
00:48A rematch of the Western Conference Finals will happen.
00:52That's a hell of a triple header.
00:54I mean, that's to tip off the NBA.
00:57That's awesome.
00:58Like, that's just tremendous.
01:00I don't get why we're playing a 3 o'clock start time.
01:03Like, that doesn't make any sense at all.
01:06I don't get that.
01:07Why are we doing that?
01:09But, okay, there's your tip off.
01:11Your first three games of the year.
01:13The Celtics out of the gate without Jalen Brown.
01:16The Pistons, who are going to be a formidable team in the East this year.
01:20And then you get LeBron's first game with the Sixers on the road at MSG in what's going to be
01:26a massive deal.
01:27Oh, is that game in Detroit or overseas?
01:31Is that game overseas?
01:32Hold on.
01:32I didn't think that game was overseas.
01:34I could be.
01:34Maybe that's why it's 3 o'clock.
01:37Let me see.
01:39No.
01:39The Boston Celtics open up a triple header on NBC in a rare matinee start.
01:44Nah, that game isn't overseas.
01:45That game's in Detroit.
01:46It's all right.
01:47I get it.
01:48I don't understand.
01:49I don't get it.
01:50I guess they want to take over the whole day.
01:52I don't know why October 20th is now what we're going to do.
01:55But it is banner night for it's banner night.
02:01According to Google, there's a charcuterie workshop near me that day.
02:06I don't think it impacts NBA scheduling, though.
02:08No, Sonic.
02:09Sorry.
02:09I don't think that impacts it.
02:10But I don't know what October 20th is.
02:12But that's your start to the NBA season.
02:14That is your NBA tip off.
02:16Celtics, Pistons, Sixers, Knicks.
02:19Thunder Spurs on Tuesday, October the 20th to bring back the NBA.
02:25Three o'clock Eastern.
02:26I don't get why.
02:27But okay.
02:28That's a noon Pacific time start.
02:31For you guys on the West Coast, that's a hell of a day.
02:33That's basically noon till 10.
02:36Nothing but NBA basketball to watch on Tuesday, October the 20th.
02:39I don't hate the time.
02:40It just feels weird that we're doing that.
02:42But the Sixers and the Spurs is going to be unbelievable.
02:45Now, the NBA also announced that we are going to have a ridiculous Christmas.
02:53Okay.
02:55If you have a family, which I'm assuming most of you do, and most of you are going to hang
02:59out with your family.
03:01How many TVs do we need?
03:03Look at this.
03:04Look at Christmas Day.
03:06Look at the NFL.
03:08We have the Spurs against the Knicks.
03:14A rematch of the NBA Finals on Christmas Day.
03:18We have the 76ers against the Lakers.
03:22That is LeBron's first trip to LA to play his former team.
03:27The Thunder play the Timberwolves, which is a hell of a game.
03:31And we have the Nuggets and the Warriors with Jokic up against Steph Curry.
03:36I mean, wow.
03:38The NBA is not messing around.
03:41They're pissed off that the NFL is trying to take their Christmas Day schedule slate.
03:47But look at the schedule for the NFL.
03:50Texans Eagles on Christmas Eve is ridiculous.
03:54Packers, Bears, Bills, Broncos, Rams, Seahawks on Christmas Day.
04:02How many TVs do we need on Christmas Day?
04:07Like, we're not moving on Christmas, right?
04:11Like, I've already sent that to Amanda.
04:16And I was like, hey, just FYI, I'm out.
04:20Like, on Christmas Day, I'm out.
04:25Don't ask me to do anything.
04:27Like, I am.
04:28That is a ridiculous day of sports.
04:32I cannot wait to see what in the world the handle is going to look like on that.
04:39Because that is one of the best sports days I can ever remember.
04:43In terms of the Christmas Day slate.
04:48Basketball, if you're an NBA fan, if you're an NFL fan, I mean, that is going right up against each
04:54other.
04:55Spurs, Knicks, Lakers, Sixers, Nuggets, Warriors, combined with Packers, Bears, Bills, Broncos, Rams, and the Seahawks.
05:07I mean, we get to benefit, right?
05:11These two sports leagues, the NBA and the NFL, are fighting for Christmas Day.
05:16And for the longest time, it was a respectful thing.
05:18And it was like, here, you get Christmas, NBA.
05:21It's all you.
05:22Thanksgiving, that is a NFL day.
05:25Christmas, that's a basketball day.
05:27Really, that's when the rollout, a lot of people would say, that's when people started to bet the NBA again.
05:33Started to watch the NBA again.
05:35Because the NFL season starts to peter out, and the NBA starts to take over.
05:40No.
05:41That is not what's happening anymore.
05:43These two leagues are going straight at each other, and they're not giving up an inch.
05:49The benefit is us, as sports fans.
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