The NBA and NHL’s resumed seasons and the MLS Is Back Tournament quarterfinals highlight the weekend live sports schedule, which includes a PGA Tour tournament, UFC fights and a NASCAR.
July 31 (UPI) — The NBA and NHL’s resumed seasons and the MLS Is Back Tournament quarterfinals highlight the weekend live sports schedule, which includes a PGA Tour tournament, UFC fights and a NASCAR. NBA players have returned to the court in the league’s bubble at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks will battle the Boston Celtics in one of the marquee matchups of the first slate of games. That matchup tips off at 6:30 p.m. EDT Friday. James Harden’s Houston Rockets also face Luka Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks at 9 p.m. EDT Friday in Orlando. Zion Williamson’s New Orleans Pelicans are scheduled to face the Clippers in another big matchup Saturday in Orlando. The Eastern Conference leading Bucks have a clash against the Rockets on Sunday in the bubble. Each of the 22 NBA teams on the Orlando campus will play in eight seeding games before the playoffs begin Aug.17. “We’ve been off for four months and we want to use these games for us to get better going into the postseason,” Lakers star Anthony Davis said Wednesday. “We want to treat these games like the regular season and play our style of basketball.” NHL returns in Canada Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks will battle the Boston Celtics in one of the marquee matchups of the first slate of games. That matchup tips off at 6:30 p.m. EDT Friday. James Harden’s Houston Rockets also face Luka Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks at 9 p.
