When does nba basketball season start?

The remaining teams will open up the season over the course of the following 2 days. Each team will play 82 games and the season will come to a close on Wednesday, April 11th. We have printable copies of all NBA Team Schedules. read more

The NBA preseason ends on Friday, Oct. 13 but the pro basketball season will start for real on Tuesday, Oct. 17 with the beginning of the regular season. TNT will broadcast the first two games of the NBA season live with the Celtics and Kyrie Irving facing off against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers (8 p.m., TNT). read more

NBA basketball regular season starts late October with the preseason starting late September or early October. The NBA season has been starting sooner to reduce the number of back to back games as well as 3 games in 4 nights so players are move rested and healthy for games. read more