The NBA released its 2025-26 schedule Thursday, Aug. 14 and the Cleveland Cavaliers continue to take center stage on the national level.

Last season the Cavs , not counting NBA TV (primarily because they don’t have the reach), were announced to appear in eight nationally televised games when the schedule dropped. That number eventually grew during the course of the season after two extended winning streaks of 15 games and a franchise record of 16 games.

Eventually the NBA flexed two games to ESPN and TNT respectively in December – both meetings against the Oklahoma City Thunder — after the team’s success. In January, games against the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics found new homes on TNT.

They didn’t hit the premier game of the week, national coverage on ABC (WEWS Channel 5 l

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