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The 2022-23 NBA (www.NBA.com<\/a>)\u00a0<\/em>regular season features 45 games that will air in primetime in Africa as part of \u201cNBA Saturdays and NBA Sundays presented by NBA 2K23,\u201d marking the 10th<\/sup> consecutive regular season that the league has scheduled weekend games that air in primetime on the continent.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The 45 games, which start as early as 12 p.m. ET \/ 7 p.m. CAT and feature the league\u2019s biggest stars, including two-time Kia NBA Most Valuable Player and 2021 NBA champion Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks; Greece; ties to Nigeria), four-time NBA champion and 2022 Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), 2021-22 Kia All-NBA First Team member Luka Donci\u0107 (Dallas Mavericks; Slovenia), five-time NBA All-Star Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers; Cameroon), four-time NBA champion and Finals MVP LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers), and reigning back-to-back Kia NBA MVP Nikola Joki\u0107 (Denver Nuggets; Serbia).<\/p>\n \u201cThe growing impact of African players in the NBA is evident every time you turn on a game,\u201d said NBA Africa Senior Director, Global Media Partnerships Kornelia Semmelink.\u00a0\u201cAs our footprint on the continent continues to grow, the NBA Saturdays and NBA Sundays presented by NBA 2K23 initiative is one of many ways we\u2019re providing localized content to our passionate fans in Africa at a time that is convenient for them on the devices and platforms they use most.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to \u201cNBA Saturdays and NBA Sundays presented by NBA 2K23,\u201d games that will air in primetime in Africa this season will include The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2022 (https:\/\/on.nba.com\/3A7cf4O<\/a>) (Oct. 6 and 8 during the preseason), one game on the day after Thanksgiving in the U.S. (Nov. 25), Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 16), The NBA Paris Game 2023 (https:\/\/on.nba.com\/3dECsQC<\/a>) (Jan. 19) and the final day of the regular season (April 9).\u00a0 In total, NBA games and programming reach fans in all 54 African countries through the league\u2019s broadcast partners and NBA League Pass (https:\/\/on.nba.com\/3ppGmQj<\/a>), which features a season-long subscription package. \u00a0<\/p>\n During the 2021-22 season (regular season and Playoffs), a record 56 games aired in primetime in Africa.\u00a0Opening-night rosters for the 2021-22 NBA season featured 14 players from Africa and more than 30 players with at least one parent from Africa.<\/p>\n The NBA yesterday released the complete game schedule for the 2022-23 regular season, which tips off on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, and concludes on Sunday, April 9, 2023.\u00a0 The complete regular-season schedule and team-by-team schedules are available at\u00a0NBA.com here (https:\/\/on.nba.com\/3QtJGpg<\/a>).<\/p>\n Distributed by APO Group on behalf of National Basketball Association (NBA).<\/i><\/p>\n Contact:<\/strong> About NBA Africa:<\/strong> NBA games and programming are available in all 54 African countries, and the NBA has hosted three sold-out exhibition games on the continent since 2015.\u00a0 The BAL, a partnership between the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and NBA Africa, is a professional league featuring 12 club teams from across Africa that recently completed its second season.\u00a0 Fans can follow @NBA_Africa and @theBAL on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.<\/p>\n Source<\/a> The 2022-23 NBA (www.NBA.com)\u00a0regular season features 45 games that will air in primetime in Africa as part of \u201cNBA Saturdays and NBA Sundays presented by NBA 2K23,\u201d marking the 10th consecutive regular season that the league has scheduled weekend games that air in primetime on the continent. 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\nPawel Weszka
\nNBA Africa Communications
\npweszka@nba.com<\/a>
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\nNBA Africa is a standalone entity formed in May 2021 that conducts the NBA\u2019s business in Africa, including the Basketball Africa League (BAL).\u00a0The NBA has a long history in Africa and opened its African headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2010 before opening additional offices in Dakar, Senegal, and Lagos, Nigeria.\u00a0 The league\u2019s efforts on the continent have focused on increasing access to basketball and the NBA through youth and elite development, social responsibility, media distribution, corporate partnerships, NBA Africa Games, the BAL, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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