Be there on October 24, either in Chinatown or somewhere listening to The Team 980 – because it’s seven days before Halloween that the Washington Wizards kick off their 2024-25 NBA season.
The Wizards will open their 2024-25 schedule at home against the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics on Thursday, Oct. 24, marking their first season opener at Capital One Arena since the 2018-19 season.
Four of their first six games will be in Washington, with their first away game in Atlanta on October 28 and, of course, Mexico City’s game against Miami on November 2, marking their first regular-season game outside the United States or Canada since 2019.
Other highlights of the schedule release include the Emirates NBA Cup season tournament schedule between November 15 and December 15.
3, which will see the Wizards travel to Atlanta, host Boston and Chicago, and head to Cleveland before the single-elimination/consolation rounds; if the Wiz advance to the single-elimination round, it will be a quarterfinal on December 10 or 11, the semifinal on December 14 and the championship on December 17, and if not, they will play regular-season games against teams to be determined on dates between December 12 and 16.
You can see the full program on the Wizards NBA Official Siteand of course, all games will be broadcast on Audacy’s airwaves, most on the flagship The Team 980.