NEW YORK – The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers will open the NBA pre-season schedule against the Los Angeles Clippers as part of a 49-game exhibition slate announced Friday.
The league booked tuneup games from December 11-19 ahead of the planned December 22 start of the 2020-21 campaign to be played at team arenas.
Each club will have at least two pre-season contests, one at home and one on the road, and no more than four.
The Lakers will play the maximum, with home games against the Clippers on December 11 and 13 and road games at Phoenix on December 16 and 18.
The Toronto Raptors, set to play home games in Tampa, Florida, due to Covid-19 restrictions inv…
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