MLK Day Sports TV Schedule

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Oftentimes, sports and holidays go hand in hand. On Thanksgiving, you get NFL games. On July 4th, you get a slew of Major League Baseball games. New Year’s Day brings on major college football bowl games and on it goes.

One of the main sports holidays is right around the corner — Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The NBA plays a big part in MLK Day, including the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration game that the Memphis Grizzlies host (now in its 18th year). Martin Luther King Jr., of course, was tragically killed in Memphis in 1968, and the city takes recognizing his legacy seriously. In total, there will be 14 NBA games on Monday — four on national television — as well as college basketball games throughout the day.

Below, you can find a list of all the important sports events for MLK Jr. Day, and where you can watch them on television.

MLK Day (Mon, Jan. 20)

NBA:

Toronto at Atlanta
2:30pm NBATV
Atlanta, GA

18th Annual MLK Jr. Day Celebration Game
New Orleans at Memphis
5:00pm TNT
Memphis, TN

LA Lakers at Boston
7:30pm TNT
Boston, MA

Golden State at Portland
10:30pm TNT
Portland, OR

College Basketball:

Charlotte at Old Dominion
4:00pm ESPN+
Norfolk, VA

Sacred Heart at Robert Morris
5:00pm CBS Sports Network
Pittsburgh, PA

Texas at #12 West Virginia
7:00pm ESPNU
Morgantown, WV

NC State at Virginia
7:00pm ESPN
Charlottesville, VA

Bucknell at Colgate
7:00pm CBS Sports Network
Hamilton, NY

Rice at North Texas
8:00pm ESPN+
Denton, TX

Oklahoma at #2 Baylor 
9:00pm ESPN
Waco, TX

NHL:

Florida at Minnesota
8:00pm ESPN+
Saint Paul, MN