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On Thursday, Nov. 24, there will be no NBA games. All 30 teams in the league will be idle to recognize the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.
The Thanksgiving holiday marks the second time in the month of November in which no NBA teams are in action, the first being Election Day in the United States, which fell on Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Why are there no NBA games on America’s Thanksgiving holiday? While the choice is deliberate, there hasn’t quite been a clear declaration of why.
Why are there no NBA games on Thanksgiving?
The 2022-23 NBA season marks the 12th consecutive year in which there are no NBA games on Thanksgiving. There’s no formal statement on why games are not scheduled on the holiday, but as an annual occurrence, it has become widely accepted as the norm.
Thanksgiving is one of four isolated days in which the NBA holds no games, presumably…
