I was just getting excited for football and then this news came out! Now I need the NFL and the NBA in my life! Lol.
The NBA is expected to release the 2013-2014 schedule in the next few days, but some of the big games have already leaked! Check out when Kobe (hopefully he will be ready to go) & the Lakers will be facing former teammate Dwight Howard & the Rockets along with who the Heat will open the season against & more…
Via Kurt Helin at PBT:
The first showdown between Dwight Howard and his new friends on the Rockets and his old team the Lakers may happen before Kobe Bryant returns from Achilles surgery.
The Lakers will face the Rockets first on Nov. 7 in Houston.
Kobe is aiming to be back from his Achilles tendon surgery for the start of the season — which will be Oct. 29 for the Lakers against the Clippers, first game of a back-to-back with Golden State — but it could be later into November or even early December when Kobe returns.
He should be good by Christmas, when the Lakers are scheduled to host the Heat.
The Lakers other games against the Rockets will be Feb. 19 (in Los Angeles), Jan. 8 (Houston) and April 8 (Los Angeles).
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Via Brett Pollakoff at PBT:
From Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
According to the preliminary schedule, which is subject to revision, the Heat will open their second consecutive championship defense on Tuesday Oct. 29 at AmericanAirlines Arena against the Bulls.
According to the all-but-finalized draft of the 2013-14 NBA schedule, the Sun Sentinel also has learned that the Heat will visit Staples Center on Dec. 25 to face the Los Angeles Lakers.
