Hornets Announce 2023 Summer League Schedule
CHARLOTTE – The NBA announced today the full schedule for the NBA 2K24 Summer League 2023, which will take place July 7-17 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
All 76 games of the 11-day competition will air live on television on ESPN networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNews) or NBA TV. Every game will also be available to stream on the ESPN App or NBA App.
The Charlotte Hornets open play on July 7 against San Antonio (9:00 p.m. ET, ESPN) in a matchup of the top two picks in this year’s draft. Charlotte squares off against the L.A. Lakers on July 9 (4:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2) before facing Portland, which owned the No. 3 pick in the draft, on July 11 (8:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV). The Hornets finish off the group stage with a matchup versus New Orleans on July 13 (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV).
In the 18th NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, all 30 NBA teams will play at least five games each. Each team will play four games from July 7-14, after which the top four teams will advance to the playoffs and participate in the semifinals on July 16 (4 p.m. ET on ESPN and 6 p.m. ET on ESPN2). The two winning teams from the semifinal games will meet in the championship game on July 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.
The four playoff teams will be determined by winning percentage in each team’s first four games, with tiebreak criteria available here. The 26 teams that do not advance to the four-team playoff will play a fifth game on either July 15 or 16.
Tickets for NBA 2K24 Summer League 2023 are on sale now. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting NBAEvents.com.
Below is Charlotte’s full schedule (all times Eastern):
Friday, July 7
Thomas & Mack Center
9 p.m. – Charlotte vs. San Antonio Spurs (ESPN)
Sunday, July 9
Thomas & Mack Center
4 p.m. – Charlotte vs. L.A. Lakers (ESPN2)
Tuesday, July 11
Thomas & Mack Center
8:30 p.m. – Charlotte vs. Portland (NBA TV)
Thursday, July 13
Cox Pavilion
7:30 p.m. – Charlotte vs. New Orleans (NBA TV)