TNT’s 65-Game Schedule – the Company’s 40th Consecutive Year of NBA Coverage – Highlighted by Inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, MLK Day, NBA Rivals Week & Marquee Doubleheaders Featuring Top Stars
NBA on TNT will feature a 65-game schedule during the 2023-24 NBA regular season, starting with a blockbuster Opening Night doubleheader featuring the NBA Champion Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic hosting the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James on Tuesday October 24, @ 7:30PM ET. The night’s second game will feature a pair of new-look Western Conference teams with stars making their team debuts – the Golden State Warriors with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Chris Paul hosting the Phoenix Suns led by Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal @ 10PM
This year’s doubleheader will lead off the company’s 40th consecutive year of NBA coverage and mark the 28th straight year in which TNT has tipped off the NBA regular season.
2023 Kia NBA Tip-Off Opening Week coverage will continue with the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo hosting the Philadelphia 76ers and last season’s Kia NBA MVP Joel Embiid on Thursday, October 26, @ 7:30PM, followed by the Suns and Durant visiting the Lakers and James @ 10PM
The network’s second week will feature the San Antonio Spurs and 2023 NBA Draft top pick Victor Wembanyama visiting the Suns and Deandre Ayton on Tuesday, October 31, @ 10PM Earlier in the night the New York Knicks and Jalen Brunson will visit the Cleveland Cavaliers and Donovan Mitchell @ 7:30PM
TNT will showcase the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament throughout November. The first of three consecutive weeks of Group Play doubleheaders will feature the Spurs and Wembanyama visiting the Oklahoma City Thunder and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Tuesday, November 14, @ 7:30PM, followed by the Nuggets and Jamal Murray hosting the LA Clippers and Paul George @ 10PM
Martin Luther King Jr. Day coverage on Monday, January 15 will be highlighted by the Atlanta Hawks and Trae Young hosting the Spurs and Wembanyama at 3:30PM, followed by the Warriors and Curry visiting the Memphis Grizzlies and Jaren Jackson, Jr., at 6PM
Additional TNT regular season schedule highlights (full schedule listed below):
A star-studded doubleheader headlined by Luka Doncic, James, Durant and Curry will tip off with the Dallas Mavericks hosting the Lakers on Tuesday, December 12, @ 7:30PM, followed by Warriors at Suns @ 10PM
TNT returns to Thursdays following the New Year with the Bucks and Antetokounmpo visiting the Spurs and Wembanyama on January 4, followed by the Warriors and Curry hosting the Nuggets and Jokic @ 10PM
A meeting of the two most recent Kia NBA MVPs will headline the first NBA on TNT Tuesday doubleheader of the season with the 76ers and Embiid hosting the Nuggets and Jokic on Tuesday, January 16, @ 7:30PM The night’s second game will feature the Thunder and Chet Holmgren visiting the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard @ 10PM
NBA Rivals Week will tip off with a pair of intracity games on Tuesday, January 23 – the New York Knicks and Brunson will visit the Brooklyn Nets and Mikal Bridges @ 7:30PM, followed by the “Battle of LA” between the Lakers and the Clippers @ 10PM
A pair of seven-game series rematches from last season will highlight NBA Rivals Week on Thursday, January 25. TNT’s coverage will start off with the Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler hosting the Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum in a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals @ 7:30PM The Sacramento Kings and De’Aaron Fox will visit the Warriors and Curry @ 10PM in the latest meeting of Western Conference rivals.
A marquee doubleheader on Thursday, February 8, will tip off with the Knicks and Brunson facing his former team, the Mavericks, and Doncic @ 7:30PM, followed by the Lakers and Anthony Davis hosting the Nuggets and Jokic @ 10PM
Leading into NBA All-Star 2024, TNT will feature a single game night on Thursday, February 15, with the Bucks and Antetokounmpo visiting the Grizzlies and Ja Morant @ 8:30PM
Several of the NBA’s top scoring combos will be in action on Thursday, February 22, with the Mavericks – Doncic and Kyrie Irving – hosting the Suns – Durant, Booker and Beal – @ 7:30PM, followed by the Warriors – Curry, Thompson and Paul – hosting the Lakers – James and Davis – @ 10PM
A rematch of last year’s seven-game Eastern Conference Semifinals between the 76ers and Celtics will lead off coverage on Tuesday, February 27, @ 7:30PM, followed by the Heat and Butler visiting the Portland Trail Blazers and Damian Lillard @ 10PM
A leap day doubleheader on TNT will tip off with the Warriors and Curry visiting Madison Square Garden to face the Knicks and Brunson on Thursday, February 29, @ 7:30PM The night will round out with a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals with the Nuggets and Murray hosting the Heat and Butler @ 10PM
Two of the Western Conference’s leading contenders will meet on Tuesday, March 5, with the Nuggets and Murray hosting the Suns and Booker @ 10PM Earlier in the night, the Hawks and Young will visit the Knicks and Julius Randle @ 7:30PM
NBA All-Star 2023 team captains will meet when the Bucks and Antetokounmpo host the Lakers and James on Tuesday, March 26, @ 7:30PM The night’s second game will feature the Mavericks and Doncic visiting the Kings and Domantas Sabonis @ 10PM
A Western Conference doubleheader will tip off the network’s final stretch of regular season action on Tuesday, April 2, with the Mavericks and Irving hosting the Warriors and Curry @ 7:30PM, followed by the Clippers and George visiting the Kings and Fox @ 10PM
Conference foes will meet on the final Tuesday of the regular season when the Celtics and Tatum visit the Bucks and Antetokounmpo on April 9, @ 7:30PM Later, the Lakers and James will host the Warriors and Paul @ 10PM
TNT’s regular season coverage will wrap up on Thursday, April 11, with the Knicks and Randle visiting the Celtics and Tatum @ 7:30PM, followed by the Kings and Fox hosting the New Orleans Pelicans and Brandon Ingram @ 10PM
The network will also televise NBA All-Star 2024 from Indianapolis, Friday, February 16 through Sunday, February 18 and the most NBA Playoff games of any network, culminating with the exclusive presentation of the 2024 NBA Western Conference Finals.
Day Date Time (ET) Game
Tuesday October 24 7:30PM Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets
Tuesday October 24 10PM Phoenix Suns vs. Golden State Warriors
Thursday October 26 7:30PM Philadelphia 76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Thursday October 26 10PM Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Tuesday October 31 7:30PM New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
Tuesday October 31 10PM San Antonio Spurs vs. Phoenix Suns
Tuesday November 14 7:30PM San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Tuesday November 14 10PM LA Clippers vs. Denver Nuggets
Tuesday November 21 7:30PM Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Tuesday November 21 10PM Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Tuesday November 28 7:30PM Milwaukee Bucks vs. Miami Heat
Tuesday November 28 10PM Golden State Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings
Tuesday December 12 7:30PM Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks
Tuesday December 12 10PM Golden State Warriors vs. Phoenix Suns
Tuesday December 19 7:30PM Memphis Grizzlies vs. New Orleans Pelicans
Tuesday December 19 10PM Boston Celtics vs. Golden State Warriors
Thursday January 4 7:30PM Milwaukee Bucks vs. San Antonio Spurs
Thursday January 4 10PM Denver Nuggets vs. Golden State Warriors
Thursday January 11 7:30PM Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Thursday January 11 10PM Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Monday January 15 3:30PM San Antonio Spurs vs. Atlanta Hawks
Monday January 15 6PM Golden State Warriors vs. Memphis Grizzlies
Tuesday January 16 7:30PM Denver Nuggets vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Tuesday January 16 10PM Oklahoma City Thunder vs. LA Clippers
Thursday January 18 7:30PM Chicago Bulls vs. Toronto Raptors
Thursday January 18 10PM Memphis Grizzlies vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
Tuesday January 23 7:30PM New York Knicks vs. Brooklyn Nets
Tuesday January 23 10PM Los Angeles Lakers vs. LA Clippers
Thursday January 25 7:30PM Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat
Thursday January 25 10PM Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors
Tuesday January 30 7:30PM Indiana Pacers vs. Boston Celtics
Tuesday January 30 10PM Philadelphia 76ers vs. Golden State Warriors
Thursday February 1 7:30PM Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics
Thursday February 1 10PM Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Memphis Grizzlies
Tuesday February 6 7:30PM Dallas Mavericks vs. Brooklyn Nets
Tuesday February 6 10PM Milwaukee Bucks vs. Phoenix Suns
Thursday February 8 7:30PM Dallas Mavericks vs. New York Knicks
Thursday February 8 10PM Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Tuesday February 13 7:30PM Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Orlando Magic
Tuesday February 13 10PM Sacramento Kings vs. Phoenix Suns
Thursday February 15 8:30PM Milwaukee Bucks vs. Memphis Grizzlies
Thursday February 22 7:30PM Phoenix Suns vs. Dallas Mavericks
Thursday February 22 10PM Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors
Tuesday February 27 7:30PM Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics
Tuesday February 27 10PM Miami Heat vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Thursday February 29 7:30PM Golden State Warriors vs. New York Knicks
Thursday February 29 10PM Miami Heat vs. Denver Nuggets
Tuesday March 5 7:30PM Atlanta Hawks vs. New York Knicks
Tuesday March 5 10PM Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets
Thursday March 7 7:30PM Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks
Thursday March 7 10PM Boston Celtics vs. Denver Nuggets
Tuesday March 12 7:30PM Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks
Tuesday March 12 10PM Minnesota Timberwolves vs. LA Clippers
Thursday March 14 7:30PM Phoenix Suns vs. Boston Celtics
Thursday March 14 10PM Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Tuesday March 26 7:30PM Los Angeles Lakers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Tuesday March 26 10PM Dallas Mavericks vs. Sacramento Kings
Tuesday April 2 7:30PM Golden State Warriors vs. Dallas Mavericks
Tuesday April 2 10PM LA Clippers vs. Sacramento Kings
Thursday April 4 7:30PM Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heat
Thursday April 4 10PM Denver Nuggets vs. LA Clippers
Tuesday April 9 7:30PM Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Tuesday April 9 10PM Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Thursday April 11 7:30PM New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics
Thursday April 11 10PM New Orleans Pelicans vs. Sacramento Kings