Thanksgiving is amongst the most symbolic American holidays that is celebrated by most of the country during the third Thursday of November every year. Traditionally, this day for celebration is spent amongst families and the NBA sounds like a perfect way to spend this time. However, it's been a total of 12 years since the NBA doesn't have a single official game on Thanksgiving Day. It seems like a massively missed opportunity for the league but this has good reason behind it. During 2023, Thanksgiving Day is falling on November 16 and all 30 NBA teams will have a day off. But most of the stars who enjoy this holiday in a very public manner will surely make plans for this Thursday.
Why are there no Thanksgiving NBA games?
Now that the NBA Schedule 2023 has dropped, you will see that no Thanksgiving games have been assigned. The reason is very simple, that holiday has been ocmpletely monopolozed by the NFL. On that day, there are multiple games in the football season's most important day that has been a tradition for decades. All attention both from the media and the internet revolves around these NFL games and the NBA decided to step down from this spotlight. It's a perfect way to rest all players and allow them to get a breather from the tournament. Although the season will be just starting, this policy won't change for the 2023-24 season.
There is currently no indication this will change in the future as the last 12 years have been the same in terms of the NBA Calendar. By that holiday, the NFL is much further ahead in their calendar while the NBA is less than a month in the new season. Using logical sense, it is only optimal to pay more media attention to the more advanced season compared to one that just started. Plus, the NBA does take full advantage of other holidays during the year such as Christmas, New Year, and Martin Luther King Day. All of these holidays are filled with thrilling games that were just released in the NBA Schedule 2023. At the end of the day, this story is about two of the biggest sports leagues respecting each other's schedules.
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