2022-23 NBA Schedule Released

The time has arrived. Time to start marking off the dates now. We have our NBA schedule for the 2022-23 regular season, the 77th in the history of the league. Everything is set to tip off on October 18th, with the regular season ending on April 18th. Its shaping up to be one hell of a season.

So lets not waste any more of your time. Here's what's going to take place for both New York teams this season.

October:
Oct 21 vs Toronto 7:30 PM
Oct 24 @ Memphis 8:00 PM
Oct 26 @ Milwaukee 7:30 PM
Oct 27 vs Dallas 7:30 PM
Oct 29 vs Indiana 7:30 PM
Oct 31 vs Indiana 7:30 PM

November:
Nov 1 vs Chicago 7:30 PM
Nov 4 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Nov 5 @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Nov 7 @ Dallas 9:45 PM
Nov 9 vs New York 7:30 PM
Nov 12 @ Clippers 4:00 PM
Nov 13 @ Lakers 9:30 PM
Nov 15 @ Sacramento 10:00 PM
Nov 17 @ Portland 10:00 PM
Nov 20 vs Memphis 7:00 PM
Nov 22 @ Philadelphia 7:30 PM
Nov 23 @ Toronto 7:30 PM
Nov 25 @ Indiana 8:00 PM
Nov 27 vs Portland 3:00 PM
Nov 28 vs Orlando 7:30 PM
Nov 30 vs Washington 7:30 PM

December:
Dec 2 vs Toronto 7:30 PM
Dec 4 vs Boston 6:00 PM
Dec 7 vs Charlotte 7:30 PM
Dec 9 vs Atlanta 7:30 PM
Dec 10 @ Indiana 7:00 PM
Dec 12 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Dec 16 @ Toronto 7:30 PM
Dec 18 @ Detroit 6:00 PM
Dec 21 vs Golden State 7:30 PM
Dec 23 vs Milwaukee 7:30 PM
Dec 26 @ Cleveland 7:00 PM
Dec 28 @ Atlanta 7:30 PM
Dec 31 @ Charlotte 7:00 PM

January:
Jan 2 vs San Antonio 7:30 PM
Jan 4 @ Chicago 8:00 PM
Jan 6 @ New Orleans 8:30 PM
Jan 8 @ Miami 6:00 PM
Jan 12 vs Boston 7:30 PM
Jan 15 vs Oklahoma City 6:00 PM
Jan 17 @ San Antonio 8:00 PM
Jan 19 @ Phoenix 10:00 PM
Jan 20 @ Utah 9:00 PM
Jan 22 @ Golden State 8:30 PM
Jan 25 @ Philadelphia 7:30 PM
Jan 26 vs Detroit 7:30 PM
Jan 28 vs New York 5:30 PM
Jan 30 vs Lakers 7:30 PM

February:
Feb 1 @ Boston 7:30 PM
Feb 4 vs Washington 6:00 PM
Feb 6 vs Clippers 7:30 PM
Feb 7 vs Phoenix 7:30 PM
Feb 9 vs Chicago 7:30 PM
Feb 11 vs Philadelphia 6:00 PM
Feb 13 @ New York 7:30 PM
Feb 15 vs Miami 7:30 PM 
Feb 24 @ Chicago 10:00 PM
Feb 26 @ Atlanta 3:00 PM
Feb 28 vs Milwaukee 7:30 PM

March:
Mar 1 @ New York 7:30 PM
Mar 3 @ Boston 7:30 PM
Mar 5 vs Charlotte 6:00 PM
Mar 7 @ Houston 8:00 PM
Mar 9 @ Milwaukee 7:30 PM
Mar 10 @ Minnesota 8:00 PM
Mar 12 @ Denver 3:30 PM
Mar 14 @ Oklahoma City 8:00 PM
Mar 16 vs Sacramento 7:30 PM
Mar 19 vs Denver 3:30 PM
Mar 21 vs Cleveland 7:30 PM
Mar 23 vs Cleveland 7:30 PM
Mar 25 @ Miami 8:00 PM
Mar 26 @ Orlando 6:00 PM
Mar 29 vs Houston 7:30 PM
Mar 31 vs Atlanta 7:30 PM

April:
Apr 2 vs Utah 3:30 PM
Apr 4 vs Minnesota 7:30 PM
Apr 5 @ Detroit 7:00 PM
Apr 7 vs Orlando 7:30 PM
Apr 9 vs Philadelphia 1PM

October:
Oct 19 @ Memphis 7:30 PM
Oct 21 vs Detroit 7:30 PM
Oct 24 vs Orlando 7:30 PM
Oct 26 vs Charlotte 7:30 PM
Oct 28 @ Milwaukee 8:00 PM
Oct 30 @ Cleveland 6:00 PM

November:
Nov 2 vs Atlanta 7:30 PM
Nov 4 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Nov 5 vs Boston 7:30 PM
Nov 7 @ Minnesota 9:15 PM
Nov 9 @ Brooklyn 7:30 PM
Nov 11 vs Detroit 7:30 PM
Nov 13 vs Oklahoma City 12:00 PM
Nov 15 @ Utah 10:00 PM
Nov 16 @ Denver 10:00 PM
Nov 18 @ Golden State 10:00 PM
Nov 20 @ Phoenix 3:30 PM
Nov 21 @ Oklahoma City 8:00 PM
Nov 25 vs Portland 7:30 PM
Nov 27 vs Memphis 6:00 PM
Nov 29 @ Detroit 7:00 PM
Nov 30 vs Milwaukee 7:30 PM

December:
Dec 3 vs Dallas 12:30 PM
Dec 4 vs Cleveland 6:00 PM
Dec 7 vs Atlanta 7:30 PM
Dec 9 @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Dec 11 vs Sacramento 6:00 PM
Dec 14 @ Chicago 7:30 PM
Dec 16 @ Chicago 8:00 PM
Dec 18 @ Indiana 5:00 PM
Dec 20 vs Golden State 7:30 PM
Dec 21 vs Toronto 7:30 PM
Dec 23 vs Chicago 7:30 PM
Dec 25 vs Philadelphia 12:00 PM
Dec 27 @ Dallas 8:30 PM
Dec 29 @ San Antonio 8:00 PM
Dec 31 @ Houston 7:00 PM

January:
Jan 2 vs Phoenix 3:00 PM
Jan 4 vs San Antonio 7:30 PM
Jan 6 @ Toronto 7:30 PM
Jan 9 vs Milwaukee 7:30 PM
Jan 11 vs Indiana 7:30 PM
Jan 13 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Jan 15 @ Detroit 1:00 PM
Jan 16 vs Toronto 3:00 PM
Jan 18 vs Washington 7:30 PM
Jan 20 @ Atlanta 7:30 PM
Jan 22 @ Toronto 6:00 PM
Jan 24 vs Cleveland 7:30 PM
Jan 26 @ Boston 7:30 PM
Jan 28 @ Brooklyn 5:30 PM
Jan 31 vs Lakers 7:30 PM

February:
Feb 2 vs Miami 7:30 PM
Feb 4 vs Clippers 7:00 PM
Feb 5 vs Philadelphia 6:00 PM
Feb 7 @ Orlando 7:00 PM
Feb 10 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Feb 11 vs Utah 7:30 PM
Feb 13 vs Brooklyn 7:30 PM
Feb 15 @ Atlanta 7:30 PM
Feb 24 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Feb 25 vs New Orleans 7:30 PM
Feb 27 vs Boston 7:30 PM

March:
Mar 1 vs Brooklyn 7:30 PM
Mar 3 @ Miami 8:00 PM
Mar 5 @ Boston 7:30 PM
Mar 7 vs Charlotte 7:30 PM
Mar 9 @ Sacramento 10:00 PM
Mar 11 @ Clippers 4:00 PM
Mar 12 @ Lakers 9:00 PM
Mar 14 @ Portland 10:00 PM
Mar 18 vs Denver 1:00 PM
Mar 20 vs Minnesota 7:30 PM
Mar 22 @ Miami 7:30 PM
Mar 23 @ Orlando 7:00 PM
Mar 27 vs Houston 7:30 PM
Mar 29 vs Miami 7:30 PM
Mar 31 @ Cleveland 7:30 PM

April:
Apr 2 vs Washington 6:00 PM
Apr 5 @ Indiana 7:00 PM
Apr 7 @ New Orleans 8:00 PM
Apr 9 vs Indiana 1:00 PM

Flight Captain Grounded

Going into year two in his National Football League career, there were slightly higher expectations being placed on New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson. Being an NFL QB is high enough expectations, but its turned up just a little bit higher when its in the spotlight of playing in New York. First year didn't go so great for Wilson, who was looking to improve in year two. Well, those plans are on hold for the time being.

Wilson got injured in the Jets 24-21 win in their preseason opener against the Eagles. At first it was thought to be possibly season ending. Tuns out its going to cost him just a month. But still.

It seems like its a bad dream for Jets fans. Something seems like whatever can go wrong, does, if you play quarterback for the Jets. This is the 2nd time in the last like ten months that Zach has hurt his knee. This had been one of the knocks against Zach when he got drafted. How durable could this guy be? he had delt with shoulder and thumb issues in college, which I think kept a few GM's at their distance. but not the Jets. They took the chance on him. And he can't stay on the field.

Looks like, potentially, that Joe Flacco could be the opening day starter for the Jets. Hell the last time the Jets had a quarterback start every game in a season was in 2015 when it was Ryan Fitzpatrick. Yeah that's never a good sign.

This isn't a full blown disaster but it is a buzzkill for the franchise that's trying to get itself back to respectability

Big Time Suspension

There were, and are, big things happening in San Diego. Things re looking up for the Padres as they are right in the thick of things with not only the Wild Card race, but the race for the title in the West as well in the National League. The Padres are a good team, and they'd been doing it all this year, to this point, without star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. Tatis had been out recovering from an injury, which is why he'd missed as much playing time as he has. Well it has gone from bad to worse for Tatis, as he's now going to miss the rest of the season.

And it has nothing to do with injury or anything like that.

Tatis was suspended late last week for violation of the league's substance abuse policy, which carries with it an 80 game ban.

This is starting to raise a few concerns. According to some reports, Tatis had tested positive for the ban after using a substance to treat a ring worm on his neck in the Dominican Republic. All this coming as Tatis was coming back from the wrist injury he suffered in December. Couple this with the fat that Tatis is getting paid a lot of money and it makes things look even worse for the Padres star. It makes one call into question his reliability to the Padres.

There's no denying that, when he's healthy and on the field, he's one of the brightest stars in all of the sport. He got a big contract as a reward for it. And he really hasn't been able to deliver on that big contract/ Either cause of the injury or now because of this. Tatis can overcome this by kind of getting his act together when he comes back off the suspension. Healthy and with his head back on right, he can really live up to all the hype and that contract.

Old Timers Day In Queens

When you've been around as long as this franchise has, it was bound to happen at some point. For the first time ever the New York Mets will be hosting an old timers day. It's a big collection of the best of the best that the Blue and Orange have had. Its the first time since 1994 that the team will actually hold an old timers day.

Here's the list of the entire roster as it was announced today.

Managers:
Terry Collins, Joe Torre, Bobby Valentine, Willie Randolph

Pitchers:
Craig Anderson, Bartolo Colon, David Cone, Dennis Cook, Ron Darling, Steve Dillon, Sid Fernandez, John Franco, Dwight Gooden, Mike Hampton, Jay Hook, Terry Leach, Al Leiter, Skip Lockwood, Ed Lynch, Ken MacKenzie, Pat Mahomes, Pedro Martinez, Jon Matlack, Roger McDowell, Bobby Ojeda, Jesse Orosco, Glendon Rusch, Johan Santana, Doug Sisk, Steve Trachsel, Billy Wagner, Turk Wendell

Infielders:
Edgardo Alfonzo, Wally Backman, Rico Brogna, Kevin Elster, Keith Hernandez, Howard Johnson, Ray Knight, Ed Kranepool, Felix Millan, Daniel Murphy, Jose Reyes, Rafael Santana, Tim Teufel, Robin Ventura, Todd Zeile

Outfielders:
Benny Agbayani, Endy Chavez, Cliff Floyd Steve Henderson, Cleon Jones, Lee Mazzilli, Kevin Mitchell, Jay Payton, Art Shamsky, Darryl Strawberry, Ron Swoboda

Catchers:
Todd Hundley, Mike Piazza, Todd Pratt, Josh Thole, John Stearns

Thoughts on the roster for the game?

NBA Legend Passes

There are so few people on the world of sports who can win both on and off the court and do it better than anybody else. A perfect example of that is former Boston Celtics great Bill Russell. He was one of only two people with more then ten championship rings to his name. He, along with hockey star Henri Richard, each won eleven championships in their respective sports. But its what Russel did away from the game that is just as, if not more, impactful than what he did off the court that stands out. Well yesterday the star player passed away. He was 88 years old.

The word Icon gets thrown around in the sports world a lot, but in my mind Bill Russell will always be one of the greatest icons to ever walk onto a court. His numbers as a basketball player speak for themselves. Eleven NBA titles, five MVP awards, twelve time all star. He scored 14,522 points and recorded 21,620 rebounds in his career. he was elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975. He has gone down in the books as one of the greatest to  ever step foot on the hardwood.

It's what he did off the court that was just as important. He went above and beyond in terms of racial injustice and improving things for the black community. He was very active in the black power movement. He was a force in pushing for more equality for black athletes and black people in general. What he did to move the needle towards equality cannot be measured, even to this day. Its amazing what that man did on and off the court and he was a larger than life presence in any room that he entered.