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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
By Chris Herring Piecing together a new television slate as teams shuffle for players during the league’s ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. View the original article to see embedded media. The job of an NBA scheduler on a day like Christmas used to be much easier. For instance, throughout the 1990s, when the Michael Jordan–era Bulls dominated things and were an obvious choice to feature on television, the league held only two games on the holiday—a far cry from the five contests it’s played for most of the past 14 seasons. The lack of dynasties aside, it goes without saying that this week’s holiday p…