What is Rivals Week?New NBA Schedule feature highlights Celtics vs. Lakers and other marquee matches

The debut of “Rivals Week” for the 2022-23 season was revealed when the NBA announced its schedule in August.

In addition to the typical marquee days of the NBA schedule such as Opening Night, NBA Christmas and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the NBA is looking to put more emphasis on rivalries between leagues both old and new.

But what is Rivals Week and when does it take place during the NBA season? Sporting News has answers to the following questions.

What is NBA Rivals Week?

Rivals Week debuts in the 2022-23 season, with the NBA looking to classic and emerging rivalries across the league.

Historical rivalries like the Celtics vs. Lakers will of course be on display, but also newly established rivalries like the Warriors and Grizzlies.

Rivalry Week will span five days with national coverage of games on four US networks (TNT, ESPN, ABC and NBA TV).

When is NBA rivalry week?

Rivals Week starts on Tuesday, January 24th and runs through Saturday, January 28th.

TNT kicks off Rivals Week with a doubleheader on Tuesday, while ABC concludes Rivals Week with an exclusive tripleheader on Saturday.

The full schedule for Rival Week can be found below.

NBA Rivals Week Schedule

Rivals Week kicks off with a doubleheader at TNT on Tuesday. Another doubleheader follows on Wednesday on ESPN, followed by his third doubleheader on TNT on Thursday.

NBA TV will air the two games of Rivals Week on Friday, ending the week with an action-packed tripleheader on ABC on Saturday.

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