The NBA announced Monday that there will be no games on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8, to encourage fans, players and staff to go out and vote. .
All 30 teams will instead play the night before the election as part of what the league calls "Civic Engagement Night."
A tweet posted by the NBA Communications team said, "This date decision encourages the NBA family to promote nonpartisan civic engagement and encourage fans to plan to vote during the midterm elections."
The NBA announced today that there will be no games on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
The scheduling decisions came out of the NBA family's focus on promoting nonpartisan civic engagement and encouraging fans to plan to vote during the midterm elections.78}
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) August 16, 2022
435 seats up in November this year , and for more than 30 Senate seats and gubernatorial elections.In the weeks leading up to Nov. 8, the league is encouraging teams to share election information, such as registration deadlines, with their fan base.
In 2020, the NBA and the players union reached a deal to convert league-managed arenas to voting. It also created the Social Justice Coalition, which also worked with NBA superstars LeBron James and the Los Angeles Dodgers to turn Dodger Stadium into a presidential polling place. The Dodgers were the first Major League Baseball team to make their stadiums voteable.
According to Zippia.comaccording to an online career-based resource. , the NBA has 1,173 employees as of July.
The full NBA schedule for 2022-2023 will be released at 3 p.m. .Wednesday
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