A season like no other needs a pre-season like no other and Sportsnet has fans covered with 20 games ahead of the regular season tip-off on Dec. 22.
Sportsnet will broadcast two Raptors games as part of its pre-season coverage, both against the Charlotte Hornets, on Dec. 12 and 14, giving fans their first look at the 2019 NBA champions after a transformative off-season that saw both Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol depart and Aron Baynes and Alex Len join the team.
Sportsnet’s coverage of the NBA pre-season begins on Dec. 11 with three games, including a clash between the Chicago Bulls and the Houston Rockets, featuring the newly acquired John Wall. Other highlights on the schedule include Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets facing Russell Westbrook and the Washington Wizards, two games featuring Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets, and an all-L.A. matchup between Kawhi Leonard’s Clippers and LeBron James’ Lakers.
Pre-season coverage wraps up with two games on Dec. 19, including a clash between Canadian Brandon Clarke’s Memphis Grizzlies and Trae Young’s Atlanta Hawks.
Below is Sportsnet’s full pre-season schedule. The network will announce its broadcast schedule for the first half of the NBA regular season at a later date.
All times Eastern
Friday, Dec. 11
Knicks at Pistons, 7 p.m. – Sportsnet One
Rockets at Bulls, 8 p.m. – Sportsnet Ontario, East, West, Pacific
Kings at Trail Blazers, 10:30 p.m. – Sportsnet Ontario, East, West, Pacific
Saturday, Dec. 12
Raptors at Hornets, 7 p.m. – Sportsnet Ontario, East, West, Pacific
Nuggets at Warriors, 8:30 p.m. – Sportsnet One
Sunday, Dec. 13
Wizards at Nets, 6 p.m. – Sportsnet Ontario, East, West, Pacific
Clippers at Lakers, 8:30 p.m. – Sportsnet Ontario, East, West, Pacific
Monday, Dec. 14
Raptors at Hornets, 7 p.m. – Sportsnet Ontario, East, West, Pacific
Mavericks at Bucks, 8 p.m. – Sportsnet One
Tuesday, Dec. 15
Spurs at Rockets, 8 p.m. – Sportsnet Ontario, East, West, Pacific
Wednesday, Dec. 16
Lakers at Suns, 9 p.m. – Sportsnet Ontario, East, West, Pacific
Trail Blazers at Nuggets, 9 p.m. – Sportsnet One
Thursday, Dec. 17
Pistons at Wizards, 7 p.m. – Sportsnet Ontario, East, West, Pacific
Timberwolves at Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. – Sportsnet One
Jazz at Clippers, 10 p.m. – Sportsnet Ontario, East, West, Pacific
Friday, Dec. 18
Nets at Celtics, 8 p.m. – Sportsnet Ontario, East, West, Pacific
Bucks at Pelicans, 8 p.m. – Sportsnet One
Lakers at Suns, 10:30 p.m. – Sportsnet Ontario, East, West, Pacific
Saturday, Dec. 19
Pistons at Wizards, 7 p.m. – Sportsnet Ontario, East, West, Pacific
Hawks at Grizzlies, 8 p.m. – Sportsnet One
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