Full 2023-24 Suns Schedule Released
Time for NBA basketball is slowly nearing, as we're just about two months removed from preseason games commencing.
The Phoenix Suns have kept fans quite busy all offseason through a plethora of trades and free agency signings that they believe will get them closer to finally bringing home the Larry O'Brien trophy.
Yet the news cycle has slowed down, and the next milestone was reached today when the league announced their entire regular season slate for every team.
Phoenix's preseason slate, which was previous announced, can be found here. Their schedule for group play in the NBA's inaugural in-season tournament was also released and can be found here.
The Suns - to no surprise - have already had a few big regular season contests leak.
They'll be one of two opening night matchups to begin the season when they take on the Golden State Warriors. Two days later they'll again be on the road to face the Los Angeles Lakers. The Suns will be home on Christmas for a big matchup with the Denver Nuggets, too.
Phoenix's 2023-24 schedule was released on the team's website and can be found on the link below:
SCHEDULE RELEASE LINK FROM SUNS
Phoenix's first home game will be against the Utah Jazz on Saturday, Oct. 28. That will be the first of a three-game home stretch that also features two games against the San Antonio Spurs.
The Suns will be on a back-to-back for Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 when they play host to the Orlando Magic and Portland Trail Blazers, respectively. That will be part of a six-game homestand for Phoenix.
The Suns will finish on a four-game road trip that concludes with two games against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
More info from the team's official press release:
The 2023-24 season marks the beginning of the Suns’ industry-shifting partnership with Gray Television, Inc. and Kiswe to make Suns games available to all fans across Arizona, and on the platform of their choice.* Suns games will also broadcast on Arizona Sports 98.7 and on KSUN La Mejor Radio. The complete local broadcast schedule will be released at a later date.
In the month of November, the Suns will play four Group Play games as part of the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament. The Suns will face the Los Angeles Lakers (Nov. 10) and Portland Trail Blazers (Nov. 21) at home, and the Utah Jazz (Nov. 17) and Memphis Grizzlies (Nov. 24) on the road in Western Conference Group A. Following Group Play, eight teams will advance to the single-elimination Knockout Rounds which culminate in the Championship on Dec. 9 in Las Vegas.
By opening the season on the road, this marks the team’s first time starting a season away from Phoenix since the 2010-11 campaign. The Suns will also conclude the regular season by playing their final three games on the road. The team will have a six-game homestand spanning Dec. 29 to Jan. 7, their longest of the season, with games against the Orlando Magic on New Year’s Eve and against the Trail Blazers on New Year’s Day. From Jan. 24 to Feb. 4, the Suns will go on a season-long seven-game road trip. The Suns are slated for 14 back-to-back sets, including eight times playing home games on consecutive nights.
The Suns Coca-Cola & Fry’s Food Stores Tip-Off festivities, as well as the dates for the Ring of Honor induction ceremonies of Shawn Marion and Amar’e Stoudemire will be announced in the coming weeks.