NBA’s 2026-27 schedule gives Jaylen Brown and Giannis Antetokounmpo homecoming games in January
NEW YORK (AP) — Jaylen Brown and Giannis Antetokounmpo will play homecoming games a week apart in January. The 2026-27 NBA schedule was released Thursday, setting the dates for the two former NBA…
The 2026-27 NBA schedule has been released, revealing homecoming games for Jaylen Brown and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Brown, traded from the Celtics to the 76ers, will return to his hometown Boston on January 21. Meanwhile, Antetokounmpo, who was dealt from Milwaukee to Miami, will face his former team the Bucks on January 28. The NBA season begins on October 20, with a tripleheader featuring LeBron James, Brown, and the 76ers against the Knicks, who clinched their first championship since 1973.
The regular season concludes on April 11, with All-Star weekend scheduled for February 19-21 in Phoenix. Notably, there will be no games on Election Day, November 2, and the second-to-last day of the regular season, April 10. The final day of the season sees every team playing, with interconference matchups starting at 6:30 p.m. EDT.
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