The NBA and Formula 1 have recently announced a content and promotion partnership between the two organizations. This comes as the NBA celebrates its 75th anniversary while Formula 1 marks its return to the United States at the 2021 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix on Sunday, October 24th in Austin, Texas.

As a celebration of both feats as well as the new partnership, images of Formula 1 cars in NBA team custom liveries were released on social media. All 30 NBA teams will be represented in this campaign, with the images for the first 10 cars representing Central and Pacific Divisions being released on Wednesday.

The promotional campaign continued on Thursday as ESPN hosted an event whereby Formula 1 drivers performed a free throw challenge on an NBA’s 75th anniversary-themed half-court. With professional NBA players available to provide drivers with free-throwing tips, up to $20,000 for charity was up for grabs.

This partnership with Formula 1 is expected to provide a major boost to the NBA’s goal of expanding its international viewership. Currently, NBA programming is available in 215 countries and broadcast in over 50 languages.

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Although the NBA previously planned to start the 2020/21 season on December 1st, it looks like that might not be the case. According to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, the league might push back the date even more.

During a recent chat with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, Silver said that he thinks starting the new season at the beginning of December now feels “early.”

“I’d say Dec. 1, now that we’re working through this season, is feeling a little bit early to me,” said Silver.

Silver explained that the goal of the NBA is to have fans at the stands for 2020/21, which is why delaying the start seems a good option.

“I think our No. 1 goal is to get fans back in our arenas,” he added. “So my sense is, in working with the players’ association, if we could push back even a little longer and increase the likelihood of having fans in arenas, that’s what we would be targeting.”

The NBA previously postponed 2020 NBA Draft, which is now scheduled to take place on October 16th as well as the start of the free agency period (October 18th).

 The current NBA season is expected to wrap up by October 13th, when NBA Finals Game 7 should be played if it comes to that.

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The NBA and Formula 1 have recently announced a content and promotion partnership between the two organizations. This comes as the NBA celebrates its 75th anniversary while Formula 1 marks its return to the United States at the 2021 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix on Sunday, October 24th in Austin, Texas.

As a celebration of both feats as well as the new partnership, images of Formula 1 cars in NBA team custom liveries were released on social media. All 30 NBA teams will be represented in this campaign, with the images for the first 10 cars representing Central and Pacific Divisions being released on Wednesday.

The promotional campaign continued on Thursday as ESPN hosted an event whereby Formula 1 drivers performed a free throw challenge on an NBA’s 75th anniversary-themed half-court. With professional NBA players available to provide drivers with free-throwing tips, up to $20,000 for charity was up for grabs.

This partnership with Formula 1 is expected to provide a major boost to the NBA’s goal of expanding its international viewership. Currently, NBA programming is available in 215 countries and broadcast in over 50 languages.

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Although the NBA previously planned to start the 2020/21 season on December 1st, it looks like that might not be the case. According to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, the league might push back the date even more.

During a recent chat with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, Silver said that he thinks starting the new season at the beginning of December now feels “early.”

“I’d say Dec. 1, now that we’re working through this season, is feeling a little bit early to me,” said Silver.

Silver explained that the goal of the NBA is to have fans at the stands for 2020/21, which is why delaying the start seems a good option.

“I think our No. 1 goal is to get fans back in our arenas,” he added. “So my sense is, in working with the players’ association, if we could push back even a little longer and increase the likelihood of having fans in arenas, that’s what we would be targeting.”

The NBA previously postponed 2020 NBA Draft, which is now scheduled to take place on October 16th as well as the start of the free agency period (October 18th).

 The current NBA season is expected to wrap up by October 13th, when NBA Finals Game 7 should be played if it comes to that.

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