Sixers Release 2019-20 Schedule
The Philadelphia 76ers have officially released their schedule for the upcoming 2019-20 season. They will be featured on national television 24 times, starting with Opening Night.
Nine of the nationally televised games will be on TNT, eight will be on ESPN and six on ABC. The Sixers will have 13 back-to-backs this season, the same amount as last season. Four of those back-to-backs are in December.
The Sixers will tip-off the 2019-20 campaign on October 23 at the Wells Fargo Center against the Boston Celtics on ESPN. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Philadelphia. The revamped Sixers, with Al Horford and Josh Richardson joining the starting five, will get the opportunity to start the season at home. Coming to town is a new-look Celtics team. Boston no longer has Kyrie Irving or Al Horford. They’ve added Kemba Walker and Enes Kanter since Irving signed with the Nets and Horford with Philadelphia.
Prior to the schedule release, we learned that the Sixers would be hosting the Milwaukee Bucks on Christmas Day. That game will tip-off at 2:30 p.m. on ABC. Per Sixers.com, this will be the first home Christmas game since December 25, 1988. The Sixers beat Washington 125-110 in that game. Each Sixers-Bucks tilt will be featured on national television.
Philadelphia will also be a part of the slate of January 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day games, facing the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclay’s Center with a 3:00 p.m. start time.
Returns to Philadelphia
The Sixers have a pretty new look this year. They have two new starters and almost a completely new bench compared to last season. With that comes the opportunity for former players to return to Philadelphia. Here are some of the most notable ones:
- Jimmy Butler (Heat): November 23, December 18
- JJ Redick (Pelicans): December 13
- TJ McConnell (Pacers): November 30
- Landry Shamet (Clippers): February 11
- Boban Marjanovic (Mavericks): December 20
- Dario Saric (Suns): March 27
- Robert Covington (T’Wolves): October 30
- Markelle Fultz* (Magic): April 5
*injury status unknown
Al Horford will return to Boston on December 12 while Josh Richardson heads back to Miami on December 28. Tobias Harris and Mike Scott will face the Clippers for the first time in Los Angeles on March 1.
Star Duos Visit Philadelphia
The 2019 offseason provided a ton of fireworks across the free agency market. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George teamed up with the Clippers. Anthony Davis is joining LeBron James with the Lakers. Russell Westbrook got dealt to the Rockets and will play alongside James Harden.
Here are some of the notable star duos’ first appearances in Philadelphia this season:
- Lakers: January 25
- Clippers: February 11
- Rockets: March 31
The Sixers will conclude the regular season at home against Charlotte.
Check out the entire Philadelphia 76ers 2019-20 schedule below.
The Sixers begin preseason play on October 8 at the Wells Fargo Center against the Guangzhou Loong-Lions.
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