CLEVELAND - The 2016 NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers will begin their 2016-17 season preparation with six preseason games, beginning October 5th. The slate of games will feature three home contests at Quicken Loans Arena, two games on the road vs. Atlanta and Chicago, and a game in Columbus, Ohio.
Fans across Northeast Ohio can catch the Cavs at The Q on Wednesday, October 5th vs. the Orlando Magic, Saturday, October 8th vs. the Philadelphia 76ers and Thursday, October 13th vs. the Toronto Raptors.
The Cavs will also play a “home” game in Columbus, Ohio, taking on the Washington Wizards on Tuesday, October 18th at Value City Arena at The Jerome Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University.
All Cavs preseason games will be broadcast on FOX Sports Ohio, with the exception of the October 13th home game against Toronto, which will air nationally on TNT. All games will be carried on the Cavs flagship radio station, WTAM 1100 AM, La Mega 87.7 FM (in Spanish) and across the Cavaliers Radio Network.
Ticket on sale information for all preseason games will be announced later this month. Fans can follow @cavs on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and check cavs.com for updates.
2016-17 CAVALIERS PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Wednesday, October 5th vs. Orlando at 7:00 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena
Saturday, October 8th vs. Philadelphia at 7:30 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena
Monday, October 10th at Atlanta (game time is still TBD) at Philips Arena
Thursday, October 13th vs. Toronto at 8:00 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena
Friday, October 14th at Chicago at 8:00 p.m. at United Center
Tuesday, October 18th vs. Washington at 7:00 p.m. in Value City Arena at The Jerome Schottenstein Center - Columbus, OH
*all times Eastern
(Cleveland Cavaliers press release)
