Those post-Super Bowl, pre-Opening Day blues are about to get bluer.
The NBA expands its All-Star break to an eight-game minimum for the 2014-2015 season. By way of comparison, MLB breaks for a three-day minimum during its All-Star break. NHL, are your schedulers noting this?
NBA’s experiment with extended All-Star break worked into ’14-’15 schedule. For teams, minimum break between games is 8 days; some longer.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) August 13, 2014
Yahoo! Sports reporter Wojnarowski detailed several other highlights from the just-finalized NBA schedule.
As a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kevin Love will make his return to Minnesota on Jan. 31, league sources tell Yahoo.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) August 13, 2014
The San Antonio Spurs raise a fifth championship banner on Oct. 28 against the Dallas Mavericks, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) August 13, 2014
Five Christmas Day games: Washington at New York; OKC at San Antonio. Cleveland at Miami; L.A. Lakers at Chicago; G-State at L.A. Clippers.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) August 13, 2014
The Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks will reportedly tip off the NBA season.