NBA set to celebrate their 75th anniversary this year and 2021-22 season set to tip-off today with two games played at Los Angeles and Milwaukee. NBA released the hype video for regular season tip-off.
Players, coaches, 30 franchises and fans around the world are rightfully excited about 2021-22 as it plays out over a full slate of 82 games, on what for the first time in several years will be pro basketball’s traditional October-to-June calendar.
“I think we won’t know until we can look back,” Silver said, “when this pandemic is truly over how we can grade ourselves relative to how other businesses have done. I’ll just say that I’m really thrilled that we’re back to
something that looks closer to normal this year.”
Getting back to full arenas should boost overall league revenue above $10 billion this season, Silver projected. But the hits the NBA took in attendance, lost games and TV audience still gouged an estimated 35% from its bottom line, he said.
Lakers vs Warriors & LeBron James vs Steph Curry is the matchup to watch on first day of regular season.
