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That is, unless you have NBA League Pass.

Last week CST announced they'd be showing 65 Hornets games this upcoming season. Combined with national TV appearances, that means most local fans will be able to watch 74 of the 82 Hornets regular season games on television.

The eight games that won't be televised nationally or on CST are as follows:

Sad face about the Blazers game especially; I guess someone at CST is superstitious with the date.

Anyone know any bars in the 504 area with NBA League Pass?

Just in case you're really in need of a basketball fix while we're waiting for the NBA season to get rolling again, you can watch all of the 2009 FIBA Americas streaming live on ESPN360.com for free. Follow the links below, and enjoy.

Note: all times are Central.

Wednesday, Aug. 26th

• 12:30pm - Virgin Islands vs. Uruguay
• 3pm - Dominican Republic vs. Brazil
• 5:30pm - Venezuela vs. Argentina
• 8pm - Mexico vs. Puerto Rico
  

Thursday, Aug. 27th

• 12:30pm - Panama vs. Dominican Republic
• 3pm - Canada vs. Mexico
• 5:30pm - Brazil vs. Venezuela
• 8pm - Puerto Rico vs. Virgin Islands
  

Friday, Aug. 28th

• 12:30pm - Argentina vs. Brazil
• 3pm - Virgin Islands vs. Canada
• 5:30pm - Venezuela vs. Panama
• 8pm - Uruguay vs. Puerto Rico
  

Saturday, Aug. 29th

• 12:30pm - Mexico vs. Virgin Islands
• 3pm - Canada vs. Uruguay
• 5:30pm - Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela
• 8pm - Panama vs. Argentina
  

Sunday, Aug. 30th

• 12:30pm - Uruguay vs. Mexico
• 3pm - Brazil vs. Panama
• 5:30pm - Argentina vs. Dominican Republic
• 8pm - Puerto Rico vs. Canada
  

Tuesday, Sep. 1st

• 12:30pm - Teams TBD
• 3pm - Teams TBD
• 5:30pm - Teams TBD
• 8pm - Teams TBD
  

Wednesday, Sep. 2nd

• 12:30pm - Teams TBD
• 3pm - Teams TBD
• 5:30pm - Teams TBD
• 8pm - Teams TBD
  

Thursday, Sep. 3rd

• 12:30pm - Teams TBD
• 3pm - Teams TBD
• 5:30pm - Teams TBD
• 8pm - Teams TBD
  

Friday, Sep. 4th

• 12:30pm - Teams TBD
• 3pm - Teams TBD
• 5:30pm - Teams TBD
• 8pm - Teams TBD
  

Saturday, Sep. 5th

• 5:30pm - Teams TBD
• 8pm - Teams TBD
  

Sunday, Sep. 6th

• 5:30pm - Teams TBD
• 8pm - Teams TBD

The NBA released the 2009-2010 regular season schedule earlier today. You can find the whole beast at ESPN.com, or just check out the 82 games our Hornets will play.

We'll step through those 82 month-by-month in a minute, but first some notable bits and pieces:

• As reported on TrueHoop this afternoon, the Hornets will play the fewest back-to-backs of any team in the NBA: 16. (At the other end of the spectrum, the Bobcats, Bulls and Pistons are all down for 23 back-to-backs.) However, only two of those back-to-backs finish in New Orleans. Five are home-road, nine are road-road, and two are road-home.
  
  
• We'll only see the Lakers, Blazers, Warriors and Thunder three times each. The Lakers and Thunder will make just one visit to New Orleans; the Blazers and Warriors will be here twice.
  
  
• Last season we had a combined 13 games broadcast nationally on the big networks (ABC, ESPN and TNT). This season, we have nine, with another seven slated for NBATV. Only two of those nine will be played at New Orleans Arena, which means less wavey towels for everyone.
  
  
• Unlike last season, the Hornets are not scheduled to play on Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter. I'm cool with that. Holiday games are overrated.
  
  
• Mardi Gras (culminating Feb. 16) coincides with All-Star weekend (Feb. 12-14 in Dallas) this season, meaning most of our guys should be able to kick back and enjoy the festivities. Except for Paul, Okafor and West of course, since they'll all be in The Big D.
  
  
• Eight of our final eleven games are at home, giving the Hornets a nice opportunity to finish strong. The three road games in that stretch are Memphis, New Jersey and Houston.
  
  
• Longest road trip of the season is in March: Suns, Clippers, Warriors, Nuggets and Jazz. Our longest home stand comes right after that, but it isn't exactly a cake walk: Mavs, Cavs, Blazers, Lakers and Wizards.
  
  
• Three schedule clashes with the Saints: Monday, November 2nd has the Falcons in town (7:30 p.m.) while the Hornets battle the Knicks in NYC (6:30 p.m.). Saints hosting the Panthers on November 8th (3:05 p.m.) before the Hornets take on the Lakers in L.A. (8:30 p.m.). Both teams on the road on November 22nd as the Saints take on the Bucs (noon) and the Hornets play the Heat (5:00 p.m.).
  
  
• Saturday, February 6th: Hornets @ Bobcats. The return of Tyson Chandler. Also worth noting is Saturday December 26th, when the Hornets will be in Chicago to see old friend Jannero Pargo.

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