During Byron Scott’s last NBA season, all the way back in the Truman Administration 1996-97, the NBA had a rule that each of its seven 29 teams had to appear on national TV at least one time per year. This is back when the only options included TBS, TNT, and NBC, so it actually was a bit of a treat to take in the single time per season you could see Shareef Abdur-Rahim or Mitch Richmond, or some winsome rookie you hadn’t heard much of since last June’s draft.
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Times have changed, you don’t need to go out searching for Antonio Daniels updates prior to his lone national TV appearance, and even a lowly squad like the Los Angeles Lakers has a whopping eighteen nationally televised games (not counting NBA TV) this season.