bread-depth | Suns

516 | 12 hours ago

I can’t wait to celebrate it while I’m still at work.

Giuseppe_exitplan | Australia

68 | 12 hours ago

I cant wait to celebrate it at dawn

lalakingmalibog | Mavericks

12 | 10 hours ago

I cant wait to celebrate it while I’m asleep

nightpete | 76ers

19 | 12 hours ago

Dayshift in shambles

crimsonconnect | Knicks

12 | 10 hours ago

I’m going to watch it while I’m at work

dmisfit21 | Hawks

3 | 11 hours ago

I know right!

chicken_enchiladas13

3 | 8 hours ago

3pm EST?! Buddy I’ll be coming back from lunch.

Clockwork-Too

1 | 30 minutes ago

Don’t worry, you can catch the highlights on tiktok or whatever.

deadzsteve | Pistons

-3 | 8 hours ago

Baseball does it every year

AndGuo318

-4 | 11 hours ago

Not everyone works at 3 this is perfect

thecalmer

-10 | 12 hours ago

Get a new job

PianoJealous307

369 | 12 hours ago

Common W for the unemployed

NathanFielderFriend | Canada

22 | 9 hours ago

Common W for second screeners too

Well_Spoken_Mute | Timberwolves

3 | 6 hours ago

Would a 3pm start mean you’ll work overtime to catch the last few minutes?

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0 | 12 hours ago

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Spidertron117

17 | 11 hours ago

Over half of the US population is not in EST. Not only that, but how many employed people in EST are off work and home by 3pm??

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3 | 11 hours ago

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soilentgleem

7 | 10 hours ago

No way, for real? Where are you getting that from?

F1yMo1o | Knicks

2 | 10 hours ago

Did you account for the percentage of non-workers that are students?

They also have working hours.

LukeKornetistheGOAT

1 | 11 hours ago

Are you not at work at 3 PM?

BigOlPass

190 | 12 hours ago

It’s clearly a game for Europe

LeBronGOOD

54 | 12 hours ago

I can’t stand this sort of change for any sport. Cater to your own local fans first, not people abroad and/or in different continents.

I don’t want an NBA team in London, not an NBA Euroleague, I don’t want to see Spanish/Italian soccer teams play cup finals in oil states etc.

Local fans show up to the games, people need to be able to watch their teams IRL or on TV.

Ok-Tree4365

45 | 11 hours ago

It’s one game out of 1,230 regular season NBA games this season…

Grlions91 | Pistons

28 | 11 hours ago

It’s the season OPENER. That’s how you want to kickoff the season? Really?

celj1234

36 | 9 hours ago

You’re gonna survive

iyyiben | Washington Bullets

4 | 7 hours ago

The alternative is it would be like 1 of 13 games the next day.

soilentgleem

-12 | 10 hours ago

Yeah there’s gonna be like no crowd either lol

celj1234

2 | 9 hours ago

Yes there will be

soilentgleem

-5 | 9 hours ago

I have a pretty good feeling you’re gonna see a ton of empty seats when they’re tipping off.

celj1234

6 | 9 hours ago

RemindMe! 3 months

soilentgleem

-6 | 9 hours ago

Will you admit that you were wrong if that happens, or are you only willing to re-engage with this if you can say “I told ya so”

Intelligent-Bake-533

8 | 9 hours ago

brother it’s opening night i’m pretty sure people can afford to take days off from work for a basketball game every now and then, stop being so dramatic.

celj1234

4 | 8 hours ago

I’m coming back to this regardless, but you’re going to be wrong.

Wasting-The-Dawn71 | Spurs

2 | 7 hours ago

There’s a 0% chance they’re wrong so likely the latter

Yider

20 | 11 hours ago

They don’t even cater to their own local fans with stupid things like black outs and then delay the replay on nba’s site for 24 (or 48?) hours. A fan can’t get invested in their own team by watching them live and then want to go to a game because they make so many hoops to jump through to even watch them. This isn’t even including the multiple networks they added to streaming that make it even more difficult, and that is with being a league pass holder. At this point ahoy matey for all my bball needs.

VirtuousFool | NYK

1 | 12 hours ago

Yeah….but money!

North_Atlantic_Sea

8 | 11 hours ago

I’m an NBA fan in Europe, I absolutely love this.

There’s passion of the game, not just money. There are 2 more games on opening night that are evening in US (after I’m asleep).

LukeKornetistheGOAT

32 | 11 hours ago

Not trying to be a dick but I but I think the fanbases of the team should be prioritized over the international market

kinda_guilty | Warriors

-2 | 10 hours ago

What precludes people in other countries being fans of a team?

ThePurpleandBanana | Lakers

5 | 10 hours ago

Our taxes paying for stadiums.

North_Atlantic_Sea

1 | 11 minutes ago

And 81 other Pistons games (and 84 red wings games) will be in the evening or weekend. 1 3pm game, which will be a sell out, isn’t a big deal

HokageEzio | Knicks

-11 | 11 hours ago

It’s one game

Grlions91 | Pistons

14 | 11 hours ago

It’s the entire season opener.

Xalius1969 | Celtics

8 | 11 hours ago

How about we have the Premier League have their opening game at 3 AM GMT? How does that sound? Gotta get those American eyeballs in Primetime!

HokageEzio | Knicks

-7 | 11 hours ago

Your hypothetical for attracting the American audience is airing Opening Day at 10pm EST?

Xalius1969 | Celtics

10 | 11 hours ago

You get my point. It’s screwing over local fans to cash in on those abroad

LukeKornetistheGOAT

4 | 11 hours ago

It’s the season opener between two teams with good fanbases, not like we’re playing the Nets lol

soilentgleem

3 | 10 hours ago

Until it isn’t one game. Look at the NFL.

HokageEzio | Knicks

-1 | 10 hours ago

What is that supposed to mean if we’re only talking about Opening Day?

soilentgleem

2 | 10 hours ago

I think you gotta be deliberately trying to not understand the point if you genuinely don’t understand what that means.

The NFL plays way more games outside of the US than they did when they first started doing international games. The NBA has started to do the same, playing international games and now scheduling domestic games in a way that is conducive to an international audience. The likelihood of them not increasing this practice is practically zero.

How you didn’t understand that this was the point I was making is beyond me.

HokageEzio | Knicks

0 | 10 hours ago

But the context of this conversation is that people are upset that they’re going to be at work for the season opener. Not people dismissing the mere concept of having a game air during the day.

There’s only one season opener, that’s why people are claiming they’re mad about this.

FeeNegative9488

4 | 10 hours ago

So you would be perfectly ok with the Knicks/Sixers being played at 3 pm instead right?

As a Knick fan I know I would not be.

HokageEzio | Knicks

-5 | 10 hours ago

My issue would be that I think Ring Night should be on during primetime, not that I’m a Knicks fan and the game would be on at 3pm. I work from home, I don’t care about a game starting at 3pm.

FeeNegative9488

1 | 10 hours ago

Nah that’s just talking out your ass. If you find with their game starting at 3, you should have no problem with your game starting at 3.

HokageEzio | Knicks

1 | 10 hours ago

How am I talking out of my ass? I’m explaining why I think Ring Night (for any team) is different but saying I wouldn’t have an issue if it was a regular season opener.

Troll_Enthusiast | Wizards

1 | 9 hours ago

Then the league shouldn’t cater to the West coast when two east coast teams are playing in “primetime” either

TrelvisFesley | Mavericks

-5 | 11 hours ago

How is playing at 3 making people not watch IRL or in person? It’s going to be televised.

Spidertron117

62 | 11 hours ago

It’ll be televised while everyone is at work lol.

celj1234

10 | 9 hours ago

The World Cup has no issue people Americans watching day time weekday games

Weak-Bid2774 | Pistons

9 | 7 hours ago

The World Cup happens once every four years and each game means a lot more

The nba regular season is every year and each team plays 82 games. They are not the same thing

celj1234

-5 | 6 hours ago

Opening game of the season will still draw ratings tho

soilentgleem

1 | 6 hours ago

How many Pistons games do you watch? You said there won’t be a bunch of empty seats come tipoff time, so tell me what you know about Pistons games. Home games in particular.

Don’t avoid it. Admit your blindspot.

Weak-Bid2774 | Pistons

0 | 5 hours ago

The 3 pm game isn’t drawing any ratings

celj1234

-1 | 5 hours ago

NBC isn’t paying for this game for it not to draw. People will absolutely tune in and watch

ThatBull_cj | 76ers Bandwagon

-16 | 11 hours ago

People can watch the game later if they really care. Not really a big deal it’s other games on when people are off work

PamelaBreivik | MIN

8 | 11 hours ago

gr8 b8 m8 you almost had me

soycameron | Trail Blazers

-15 | 11 hours ago

Is a game starting at 3 THAT much different than a game starting at 4?

LukeKornetistheGOAT

18 | 11 hours ago

Games don’t start at 4 either lol

soycameron | Trail Blazers

2 | 10 hours ago

They do for me and I deal with it

MosquitoOfDoom | BOS

-2 | 10 hours ago

NBA champions call themselves world champs. As long as they keep doing that, they better cater to everyone watching.

But we know they won’t back away from that lunacy, so here we are.

odeebee | Knicks

1 | 11 hours ago

I thought so too but then Denver should be playing in it. Is Hugo the most significant Euro in this game?

Frankaragatan

1 | an hour ago

If that’s the idea then why didn’t it feature Franz Wagner and the Magic?

Orlando vs. Detroit could work (Game 7 rematch)
Orlando vs. Boston not too bad either

Assuming it has to be two East teams on this time slot. Franz is the biggest Euro name in the Eastern Conference, outside of Giannis.

mrb4 | Suns

134 | 12 hours ago

We could sense the excitement so we wanted to turn this into a celebration of the game?

A celebration of the game airing at 12pm on a Tuesday on the west coast?

Lets hope they don’t sense any more excitement or next year will start at 3am EST

bex199 | Pelicans

36 | 12 hours ago

overcorrection from having every finals game timed only for the west coast with no pacific time team

theb3arjevv | PHI

27 | 12 hours ago

Yeah I legit could not watch. I’m an East Coast teacher. It was absurdly dumb.

ObiOneKenobae | Knicks

23 | 12 hours ago

They need to figure that shit out. East coasters should not be having to stay up until 1AM to watch their team in the playoffs.

mattosaur | Pistons

2 | 11 hours ago

I miss the first half of almost every game because my team plays EST. It’s just the way it is.

Air2Jordan3 | Cavaliers

-2 | 11 hours ago

They said Finals game, which all roughly start at 8 or 830 eastern. No finals game was ending at 1 am

HokageEzio | Knicks

7 | 11 hours ago

It was by the time I got done celebrating

mrb4 | Suns

7 | 12 hours ago

yeah, we are really spoiled on the west coast. I would watch way less basketball if I was on the east coast.

I even get pissed when daylight savings ends since we don’t do it in AZ, it effectively moves us from pacific to mountain. Everything just comes on an hour later. Couldn’t imagine another two hours.

TheNewGuy13 | Suns

2 | 10 hours ago

Yeah there really is nothing like 10am football. But when it turns to 11am football it SUUUUUUCKS lol. You gotta wait an extra hour for everything

bhris_cratt321 | Knicks

1 | 11 hours ago

As a Knicks fan, team roadtrips are the worst. Every game end at 12:30-1AM EST and on top of that, the pacific teams suck 😉

soilentgleem

5 | 10 hours ago

An overcorrection would imply they viewed what you’re describing as a problem and are trying to correct that. That’s not the case. They’re just trying to expand to Europe is all.

Nice_Cash_7000 | NBA

32 | 12 hours ago

ngl I love it as a european fan

the game will begin at 10pm for me

I usually have to stay up untill 3-6 am to watch my Heat

burkegobulls | Pistons

19 | 12 hours ago

And given the international popularity of basketball I’m pretty sure this was their thinking as well.

international will supplement the people not watching at work. Just as long as those bets get cashed in!

mrb4 | Suns

5 | 12 hours ago

sounds like me when F1 has a non european race and I don’t have to wake up at 6am to watch.

Nice_Cash_7000 | NBA

4 | 12 hours ago

it a way its kinda cool

I remember watching LeBron block Iguadala right before going to school at like 6-7am lmfao

FaceWithAName | Bulls

1 | 12 hours ago

What got you into the heat, specifically?

Nice_Cash_7000 | NBA

2 | 12 hours ago

I just followed my favorite players from when I got into the NBA in 2013

so at first it was Blake Griffin and Rondo, then Donovan Mitchell and Jimmy Butler

found myself naturally rooting for them from like 2019 onwards I was a huge Dragic fan as well and respected Spo a lot. I was also kinda scared of the Heatles as a kid playing 2k, LeBron looked scary in a black jersey lmao

Then last year I began watching every game because they drafted a fellow country man and a friend of a friend Kasparas Jakučionis and got super invested, now I cant wait to watch as many of their games as possible next season.

Gonna have to watch the Bucks too for Kas, but I got two monitors so its gonna be fun

I really need Kas and Buzelis to be great for my NT hahah

104MAS

1 | 11 hours ago

Stay up? Wouldn’t it be easier to go to sleep early and wake up? Especially for 6am

Nice_Cash_7000 | NBA

3 | 11 hours ago

I work in the evenings so its better for me to stay up than to wake up earlier

And Im kinda weird so I prefer watching games beggining to end and I cant force myself to watch a game unless its live

rub3s | Warriors

1 | 10 hours ago

It’s like those weekday afternoon post season baseball games. Who is making these decisions?

Meat-Booth

-2 | 12 hours ago

The world doesnt revolve around west coast

mrb4 | Suns

3 | 12 hours ago

did I say it did?

are most people on the east coast at home watching TV at 3pm?

It’s a dumb time for the first game of the year regardless of what time zone you’re in.

peanut-britle-latte | Knicks

31 | 12 hours ago

MLB is known for having opening day during day times and it’s always great attendance, not sure what all the crying is about. It’s one game.

LukeKornetistheGOAT

2 | 11 hours ago

There are 162 MLB games. And it’s also the first game of the year for these teams which people usually want to tune into

Confident-Unit-9516

16 | 10 hours ago

There’s 82 games in an NBA season. It’s not like there’s a shortage of games

LukeKornetistheGOAT

-1 | 8 hours ago

But it’s the first one. The most important regular season games are opening night and Christmas day

Confident-Unit-9516

-1 | 7 hours ago

Opening night was two games in previous years. Even if you can’t watch this game, you can still watch just as much opening night basketball as you did last year

LukeKornetistheGOAT

1 | 7 hours ago

But I’m a Celtics fan lmao I want to watch the Celtics

Confident-Unit-9516

0 | 7 hours ago

Yeah it sucks that life doesn’t revolve around you ☹️

utocmc2020 | Celtics

7 | 11 hours ago

And the MLB also commonly has day games, it’s normal for them to do that

LukeKornetistheGOAT

9 | 11 hours ago

Yeah but the NBA is not the MLB which is more casual in terms of viewing. Also unlike the MLB this is the first time they’ve done this outside of international games.

jmills2234

-3 | 9 hours ago

Difference is it’s tradition for the MLB and Day games are played throughout the season

I don’t want to watch the NFL or NBA at 3:00 p.m. on a Tuesday when that’s not the standard on a weekday outside of Christmas Day!

NBA opening night should be the world Champs in one game and the other game featuring the runner up!

Splittinghairs7 | Gran Destino

22 | 11 hours ago

Silver did say it was a highlights league

jcruz914

16 | 12 hours ago

It’s a good experiment to hopefully get kids to watch after school.

My kids can’t stay up for these games during the school year. We only let them stay up for the Knicks championship clincher.

brandongraywins

0 | 7 hours ago

Exactly. My kids were pumped when I told them

phug-it

16 | 12 hours ago

I mean early season, opening day, I kinda get it … if it works nice, if not dump it next year

North_Atlantic_Sea

10 | 11 hours ago

And there are 2 more games in the evening…

philhachio | 76ers

6 | 12 hours ago

Love it as an east coaster

IAmReborn11111 | Celtics

1 | 10 hours ago

It will be great to check to score of the game when I get home from work…

SwizzGod | Lakers

6 | 12 hours ago

I’m open to new ideas. I like the play in. I like the Cup.

hidey_ho_nedflanders | Warriors

4 | 11 hours ago

I didn’t realize how many people were triggered at an additional game starting mid-afternoon

LukeKornetistheGOAT

11 | 11 hours ago

God forbid I want to watch my favorite team’s first game without using PTO lol

TrelvisFesley | Mavericks

1 | 10 hours ago

If only there was some other way to watch it later. That would be cool.

GusBus14 | Hawks

4 | 12 hours ago

I actually really like it. I guess it doesn’t really matter that much to me since I’ll still be working so I won’t be able to watch as closely, but it seems great for the international fans

PenisMcBallsAllStars

4 | 10 hours ago

They need to just go back to scheduling games like normal people and not whatever they’re talking about here

Grlions91 | Pistons

2 | 11 hours ago

And this is why the NFL is king. You tipoff the season opener at a timezone that makes absolutely zero sense for either team (or the entire US for that matter), in the middle of the day on Tuesday. Second rate league makes second rate decisions like this.

Confident-Unit-9516

5 | 10 hours ago

No. The NFL is king because Americans love football more than basketball. That simple

jmills2234

1 | 9 hours ago

Also the NFL is the one League that can get away with foolishness like this from time to time!

jmills2234

4 | 9 hours ago

Absolutely nobody asked for this.. I don’t want to watch the Pistons season opener at 2:00 p.m. central where the game will be over before I leave the office! The same reason I wouldn’t want to watch an NFL game at that time!!!

This barely works with baseball these days but it’s tradition and they play day matinees throughout the season!

NBA opening night should be the way it was with Mennonite for the Champions and the second game featuring the runner up and that’s all!

ATLfinra

3 | 7 hours ago

Dumb AF

The_Jovanny | Knicks

2 | 12 hours ago

I love it.

itsme32

2 | 12 hours ago

Guess I’ll be watching a game at noon.

heat_fan_ | Raptors

2 | 12 hours ago

Most people are still at work at that time lol

TrelvisFesley | Mavericks

4 | 11 hours ago

It’s not something new. World Cup, Olympics, March Madness, etc.. all air while people are typically at work.

chriskot123

2 | 11 hours ago

Love how the west coast just gets fucked…like yea it sucks to stay up late on the east to watch some games, I get it…but wtf am I supposed to do when I can’t even watch it while at work lol.

360Waves617 | Celtics

1 | 9 hours ago

Get fuckt!

EmphasisOk8298

1 | 7 hours ago

You just watch the other two games it’s okay

JaRuleTheDamaja | Lakers

2 | 10 hours ago

I start work at 9am on the west coast. This is before my lunch break.

polygonalopportunist | Celtics

2 | 9 hours ago

Gee great thanks.

Unable_Diamond943 | Lakers

2 | 8 hours ago

I got tired of games starting at 8pm local time, but then they go and do this. Is there no middle ground?

majorcoinz

2 | 8 hours ago

Big games used to come on tv at 3pm when I was a kid. Thats how I fell I love with the NBA; it was accessible. Even the allstar game was a 3pm or 3:30 Sunday tipoff.

Edit: This is a 3pm weekday game? Oh hell naw.

TimToMakeTheDonuts | Supersonics

2 | 8 hours ago

The NBA thinks it’s March Madness first round Thursday/Friday. Good luck, motherfuckers.

FreeRange0929

2 | 6 hours ago

3pm on a no holiday with school in session is a bold choice

Maybe they were looking for a slot they wouldn’t get pummeled by NFL coverage

imstupidandugly | Knicks

1 | 12 hours ago

How do they expect to fill out these stadiums at 3 pm on a weekday? Buildings going to be half full on the telecast…

thecalmer

10 | 12 hours ago

It’ll easily fill lol you’re worried about the wrong thing bud

peanut-britle-latte | Knicks

6 | 12 hours ago

MLB has no issue with this, many games during opening day are daytime.

imstupidandugly | Knicks

-6 | 12 hours ago

Weird cause every time I watch a baseball game that’s on during the day there’s maybe like 500 people in the stands

peanut-britle-latte | Knicks

8 | 12 hours ago

Standard day game? For sure.

Opening day? Typically packed.

For opening day it’s event viewing and people take the day off, thats what NBA is banking on.

North_Atlantic_Sea

2 | 11 hours ago

That’s not opening day though…

bobplumpand1mixtape | Pacers

5 | 12 hours ago

The people who can afford to go to NBA games have no problems taking off a couple hours on a weekday afternoon.

North_Atlantic_Sea

2 | 11 hours ago

Especially opening day, especially in a city metro of 4.5 million people lol

BigOlPass

3 | 12 hours ago

I honestly don’t think that will be an issue at all

mallllls | Spurs

3 | 12 hours ago

If baseball can have an adequate amount of people show up in the afternoon so can the nba

TrelvisFesley | Mavericks

1 | 11 hours ago

It just happened all summer with stadiums for the World Cup. Attendance won’t be a problem for a one off opening day game.

RCP90sKid- | Celtics

0 | 12 hours ago

These decisions by board members and execs net such stupid results.

North_Atlantic_Sea

-1 | 11 hours ago

This is a decision for the fans in Europe. Absolutely love it

RCP90sKid- | Celtics

1 | 11 hours ago

Ah, ok. The game is being played overseas. I didn’t know that.

Extreme-Cashout

0 | 5 hours ago

That’s cool that Europeans can watch the game im not trying to be dismissive of that. But why should I have to use paid time off from work to watch the pistons? The team I’ve been a fan of since before i could walk. It is frustrating because it’s clear that Adam Silver couldn’t care less about the fans and it’s purely about markets.

North_Atlantic_Sea

1 | 9 minutes ago

Why should people who work 2nd shift have to use paid time off to watch evening games? Or people who work weekends take time off to watch Sunday afternoon games?

There are 81 other games, having 1 that’s slightly earlier isnt (couldn’t care less about the fans)

Enough_Ambition_3281 | Celtics

1 | 12 hours ago

Should’ve been celtics vs sixers on opening night then. That’s must watch TV and where the most excitement is coming from

Few_Citron_5140

1 | 12 hours ago

I’ll be able to watch thanks to working night shift lol

MultiPass21

1 | 12 hours ago

I’ll celebrate opening ~~night~~ lunch hour from my corporate cubicle.

GenoThyme | Celtics

1 | 12 hours ago

So what? They couldn’t find a day in the schedule that worked for both teams and the Bruins and Red Wings didn’t already have a home game? Both NBA teams play in arenas owned by the hockey owners. Also, fuck Jeremy Jacobs

Paralta | MIA

1 | 12 hours ago

Kinda ruins the opening night vibe as its not the first tip off of the season. But obviously itll make them money so what do I know.

Direct-Departure1662

2 | 11 hours ago

They do it in baseball all the time, why are NBA fans so upset?

themapleleaf6ix

1 | 10 hours ago

Does most of baseball season not take place in the summer when a lot of adults and kids are off of work and school? That’s much different to a weekday NBA game In October.

Direct-Departure1662

2 | 10 hours ago

They have playoff games in October that start at 1pm in the week, the baseball team near where I live the Miami Marlins had a 1pm game April 1st (a Wednesday) earlier this year https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIA/MIA202604010.shtml

themapleleaf6ix

0 | 10 hours ago

What was the attendance for that game?

Playoff games are much different to regular season games, no?

Direct-Departure1662

1 | 10 hours ago

What was the attendance for that game?

Fairs. Listen the Marlins suck and nobody cares about them thats why their attendance is so bad no matter what day and time of the week.

TrelvisFesley | Mavericks

-1 | 10 hours ago

I don’t understand why people are upset about this lol.

Confident-Unit-9516

-1 | 10 hours ago

Because it’s different! And things that are different make me angry. You don’t understand, but when I was a kid in the [insert decade here] everything was perfect.

But now, in these modern times, everything is BAD. God I hate new things.

imminentjogger5 | Warriors

1 | 11 hours ago

how about just starting the games on time?

Nandor1262

1 | 11 hours ago

I live in the U.K. so works for me but does seem odd that it’s a weekday.

Why not make the opening day a whole weekend?

They could do Friday night two or three games, Saturday a full Christmas Day style schedule and then the same again on Sunday with all the remaining teams playing. Make the ‘NBA Opening Weekend’ a thing with no two games on at the same time.

You could roll out all the big sports analysts teams talking about all these games breaking down who was most impressive for them, do full previews for every team etc. treat the first game for all these teams as a really big deal

c10701 | Heat

2 | 11 hours ago

I think NFL and College Football makes them hesitant to schedule opening day as weekend games early in the season.

Nandor1262

1 | 11 hours ago

Well they to go head to head with them for most the season 🤷🏼‍♂️ plus doing it that way they’d give people in Europe like 6 games over the whole weekend which aren’t super late at night. Maybe they stagger the games a bit so each game starts as the one before it goes into the second half like March Madness.

The NFL is popular over here but I think basketball more so, it’s just the time difference that stop it from the NBA being more popular. I could watch the NFL from 17:00 each weekend here, the earliest NBA game typically starts at 23:00 which basically just kills being able to follow it closely

HokageEzio | Knicks

1 | 11 hours ago

Football season

BoogerSugarSovereign | Pacers

1 | 11 hours ago

I mean this will definitely be on TV in the background at my consulting office but this seems like a lock for very bad ratings. Though since it’s NBC maybe they’re fighting with Fox News to be on at cafeterias and doctor’s offices?

DanTheMan14331 | Knicks

1 | 10 hours ago

Feels like the last part is probably the biggest reason why they did it. “3 PM Eastern is prime time in Europe”

CenturyBreak

1 | 7 hours ago

Not watching until the playoffs

beeker888

1 | 6 hours ago

I love it but also work from home. The Covid tournament with games on all day was awesome to me

Fun-Wall-2224 | Timberwolves

1 | 3 hours ago

W for fans in Europe!

UnlikelyCancel3411

1 | 30 minutes ago

This is a strictly a gambling thing..

calderholbrook | Suns

1 | 9 minutes ago

it’s really funny when these people say bullshit like “celebration of the game”

GoatedOnes | Nets

0 | 12 hours ago

Worth a shot

GOAT_Redditor | 76ers

0 | 12 hours ago

Hell if there’s this much excitement, let’s experiment with 8 AM games

pooperville | Rockets

0 | 12 hours ago

They thought they are the FIFA world cup.

ProletarianLilith

0 | 12 hours ago

What?

Giuseppe_exitplan | Australia

0 | 12 hours ago

early morning, comon, comon 👏👏

Petit_Coeur_ | Pacers

0 | 12 hours ago

Europeans fans we’re eating good

Toronto-24

0 | 11 hours ago

Working from home that day!!!

360Waves617 | Celtics

2 | 9 hours ago

“Working” from home that day!!!

Toronto-24

1 | 9 hours ago

Just keeping my seat warm until AI replaces me anyways lol

360Waves617 | Celtics

2 | 9 hours ago

We all are 🤣

bmanningsh | Thunder

0 | 11 hours ago

1,230 games a season and we’re crashing out over one game starting early.

It’s especially annoying for west coast fans but it’s pretty nice for Europeans compared to regular tipoff times

veeerybored

0 | 11 hours ago

West coast has had it too good for too long.

HeronOrganic3727 | Warriors

0 | 11 hours ago

But 9pm is still late for Europe. If you’re going to play in the day, you might as well start it at noon eastern and Europe will get a 6pm game. I don’t think 3pm or noon eastern really changes the number of US viewers

NeverNotOnceEver | Warriors

0 | 11 hours ago

They’re in for a rude awakening.

Suomiballer

0 | 11 hours ago

that no one watches

krusty-krab69 | Cavaliers

0 | 11 hours ago

Wouldn’t that still be 7 on the west coast anyway ? I really don’t mind a afternoon game here in the mid east anyways though

axecalibur | Knicks

0 | 10 hours ago

Even kids can start gambling if they get home from school fast enough

Ragebaiterlmao | Supersonics

0 | 10 hours ago

Great start time

pagenotdisplayed | Knicks

-1 | 12 hours ago

This is to promote the game abroad. This game is at 9pm Euro time

grand_insom | Nets

-1 | 11 hours ago

I’m all for experimenting with the schedule. Sick of all these games finishing super late on the east coast.

adeliberateidler

-1 | 11 hours ago

Or…it’s a good time for European viewers.

Ok-Tree4365

-4 | 11 hours ago

Stop your whining, weirdos

McMenamin on why a 3 PM game for Opening Night: “they’re like we could sense the excitement for the NBA right now. So let’s experiment with this thing. They talked with executives at NBC, and it was kind of a joint decision that this is something we can turn into a celebration of the game.