I believe that many brothers are like me, getting up early in the morning and wanting to open the video software to watch NBA games.
At first glance, there was not a single game on the schedule today.
But after looking at the calendar, today is not a special holiday, why doesn't the NBA play?
After checking it, I found out that today was Election Day in the United States.
On November 7, U.S. time (November 8, Beijing time), some large states in the United States will choose to vote today to decide the position of governor of each state.
For this reason, NBA officials deliberately did not schedule any games today.
This is the second year in a row that the NBA has voluntarily canceled a game on Election Day.
Since 22, the NBA has decided that every year on the second Tuesday of November (that is, on Election Day), the NBA will not schedule any games,
And get the teams and players to come out and encourage the people to participate in the election.
Stopping the game to vote on this day has both advantages and disadvantages for the players and the team.
As we all know, the laws and systems of each state in the United States are not uniform, and the governors of each state will bring different policy guidelines, and the governors have a great say in decision-making on finance, education, transportation, law, and public affairs.
And for NBA players and teams, the emergence of a new governor will indirectly affect their income.
As for the disadvantages, the suspension also means that the schedule will be tightened in the future, and in order to catch up with the schedule, the NBA will schedule a large number of games in the next few days.
For these reasons, some teams will have a new round of back-to-back tough fixtures.
And this season, the league will have three more games without a game.
1. Thanksgiving
Since the 2007-2008 season, the NBA has officially canceled the habit of scheduling games on Thanksgiving.
The first is to allow the players and staff to return to their families to celebrate Thanksgiving, and the second is that because the NFL next door will arrange a focus game on Thanksgiving, the NBA is worried about affecting the ratings on this day, so it chooses to take the initiative to give way.
2. The NFL Super Bowl
As the number one sport in the United States, rugby is also popular in the United States.
On the day of the NFL finals, the other three major sports leagues in the United States will choose to suspend their matches on this day (i.e., NBA, MLB, NHL), so that audiences across the United States can fully immerse themselves in this exclusive football carnival.
3. NCAA Finals
Every year in the NCAA finals, the four major leagues will take the initiative to suspend the game to make way for these proud sons who are about to join the league.
Some of the league's stars will even go to the finals to cheer on these future hopes.
Tomorrow, NBA games will resume.
With the exception of the Hawks and Magic, all 28 teams will play.
One of the most eye-catching games is the Warriors vs Nuggets at 11 points.
Let's look forward to this showdown between elementary school students and teachers.