Shams Charania, journalist for The Athletic portal, according to his sources, has revealed that the pair of matches would already be available for the opening day of the 2024/2025 season of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and they couldn’t have been much better.
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According to Charania’s report, Tuesday, October 22 would be the opening night of the campaign, with the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Crypto.com Arena in California, while the Boston Celticslast season’s reigning champions, will host the New York Knicks at TD Garden on the night of the ring presentation for the reigning champions.
LeBron James vs Anthony Edwards
With the Lakers against the Timberwolves, a duel of contenders in the Western Conference, we will have a generational clash, with the absolute leader of the Angelenos, the great LeBron Jamesfacing the rising superstar, Anthony Edwardsthe figure of Minnesota, who just a couple of days ago on Saturday, August 10, were teammates on Team USA, hanging the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, a team in which he was also Anthony Davis of the Lakers.
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It is worth mentioning that James, 39, who turns 40 on December 30 and is entering his 22nd NBA season and is the league’s all-time leading scorer, was named Most Valuable Player of the men’s basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics.
Jalen Brunson vs Jayson Tatum
As for the Eastern Conference clash, the Knicks with a renewed roster with former teammates at Villanova University, Donte DiVincenzo, Mikal Bridges, Josh Harty Jalen Brunsonwithout forgetting the great Julius Randlehave put together a highly competitive squad, which they will put to the test against the defending champions, the Boston Celtics.
The Celtics have 2 of the best players in the NBA, Jayson Tatumwho was just part of Team USA that won gold in Paris, and Jaylen Brown, who was named the Most Valuable Player of the Finals after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in 5 games (4-1).
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Both Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brownhave plenty of motivation to both have the best season of their lives, since the first barely saw any activity in the Paris Olympics, staying on the bench completely in the final against France, while the second, Brown, was not even selected as part of the American team, something that felt strange to all the specialists and fans, being chosen as the MVP of the Finals for the league champion team.
