Bucks to play Cleveland Cavs for home opener

BUCKS TO HOST CAVALIERS ON ESPN FOR HOME OPENER

MILWAUKEE (August 10, 2017) – The Milwaukee Bucks will open the home schedule of their 2017-18 50th Anniversary season against the three-time defending Eastern Conference-champion Cleveland Cavaliers at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Friday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. (CT), the NBA announced today. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN as part of the 2017-18 NBA Opening Week schedule. The complete 2017-18 Bucks schedule will be released at a later date.

Fans can secure tickets to all 2017-18 Bucks home games by signing up for the 50th Anniversary Superpass, which is a digital ticket pass guaranteeing access to all 2017-18 regular season home games, including the “Return to the MECCA” game and the home opener against the Cavs on Oct. 20, all for just $500. For more information, or to sign up for the 50th Anniversary Superpass, fans can visit www.bucks.com/superpass.

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It will be very busy downtown. The Admirals home opener is also Friday, October 20th at 7pm at UWM Panther Arena. The Admirals welcome the Hershey Bears to Milwaukee for the first time since 2006.

With the Bucks playing on October 20th, Marquette will be forced to move or cancel, the private practice which was scheduled for that night.

National TV Games Opening Week

Date | Teams | Time (ET) | Network
Tue., Oct. 17 | Celtics at Cavaliers | 8:00 p.m. | TNT
Tue., Oct. 17 | Rockets at Warriors | 10:30 p.m. | TNT
Wed., Oct. 18 | 76ers at Wizards | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN
Wed., Oct. 18 | Timberwolves at Spurs | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Thu., Oct. 19 | Knicks at Thunder | 8:00 p.m. | TNT
Thu., Oct. 19 | Clippers at Lakers | 10:30 p.m. | TNT
Fri., Oct. 20 | Cavaliers at Bucks | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN
Fri., Oct. 20 | Warriors at Pelicans | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN

Full schedule now out. 18 games available to a national TV audience:

http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/buc...versary-season

My semi-educated guess for the MECCA game- 10/26 v. Boston on TNT.

Well, the date has to have been set months ago.