With the NBA set to reveal its schedule next week, one highly anticipated matchup has already been leaked. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports the Suns and Lakers are set to play each other in Los Angeles for the first time this season on Oct. 26, just two days after opening night, which would mark the first time LeBron James and Kevin Durant play each other since 2018.
Both Los Angeles and Phoenix are set to play on opening night, as the Lakers go to Denver to face the defending champion Nuggets and the Suns head to Golden State to play the Warriors on Oct. 24. Presumably, this means that Lakers vs. Suns will be each team’s second game of the season, a sign that the NBA wants to get a LeBron vs. Durant as quick as possible.
Three more notable games on NBA’s 2023-24 season schedule – including the date Lakers‘ LeBron James and Suns‘ Kevin Durant face off for first time since 2018: pic.twitter.com/hcJ42DUFFc
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 11, 2023
