SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs announced on Thursday they will open the 2017-18 regular season at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Spurs and Wolves are scheduled to tip off at 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 18 from AT&T Center. The game will be shown nationally on ESPN.
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The Spurs are coming off back-to-back 60-win regular seasons and Minnesota is expected to contend for a top four playoff spot in the Western Conference this year.
Here's the #NBA Natl. TV schedule for opening week #Spurs #Wolves tipoff at 8:30pm ESPN on Oct. 18. No Christmas Day game for SA #KSATnews pic.twitter.com/CC9QEnkVMZ
— RJ Marquez (@KSATRJ) August 10, 2017
The NBA also announced its Christmas Day schedule which does not include San Antonio game for the first time in the past few years.
The full 2017-18 NBA regular season schedule is being finalized and expected to be announced next week.
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