The NBA Won’t Play Games On Election Day

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The NBA announced Tuesday that no games will be played on Election Day — Tuesday, Nov. 8.

The full NBA schedule will be released Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET.

“It’s unusual. We don’t usually change the schedule for an external event,” James Cadougan, the the Executive Director of the NBA’s Social Justice Coalition, told NBC News.

“But voting and Election Day are obviously unique and incredibly important to our democracy.”

In 2018, there were four NBA games on Election Day, and in 2016, there were six, NBC News reported.

“Over the next few months, teams will distribute information on their state’s voting process and voter registration deadlines and are encouraging everyone to communicate this information with families and friends to ensure they all have a plan,” the NBA said in a statement.

All 30 teams will play the day before election day in an effort to “promote civic engagement.”

“On Monday, November 7th, the league will use the platform of games played to amplify the work of each team to promote civic engagement in their respective markets and share important voting resources from our partners,” the league said.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2022/08/16/the-nba-wont-play-games-on-election-day/