The Heat beat the Celtics on Thursday night to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference finals, and that has created a packed sports schedule for Saturday.
The Celtics-Heat game is scheduled to start at 8:30pm ET, and it will be competing for viewers with Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Kings and Devils which starts at 8pm ET. There is also the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley fight scheduled for later in the evening, but it reportedly won’t start until after the NBA game ends.
According to George Willis of the New York Post, promoter Bob Arum says the fight won’t start until after Game 7 ends.
Big time boxing fights usually start somewhere between 11:00 and 11:30pm ET on Saturdays, but that can fluctuate depending on how quickly or slowly the undercard moves.
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UPDATE:
Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, told USA TODAY Sports Friday that the start of the fight would be delayed until Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals concludes.
“I’m not waiting for Manny’s request on this one,†Arum told FightNews.com. “We will not begin the Pacquiao-Bradley main event fight until the Celtics and Heat finish their playoff game. Now Manny, the Heat, the Celtics and sports fans watching the basketball game won’t have to make a choice between events. They will be able to watch both.â€
