The Memphis Grizzlies have also been hosting games annually since they relocated from Vancouver (with two exceptions in 2002 and 2017).
[1][3][4] The New York Knicks also have played annually, although for not any official reason to commemorate King like the Hawks or the Grizzlies, also most commonly as a home team.
[3] Like most other days during the regular season, only selected games are televised nationally, and the rest of the contests are only available on local broadcast stations or regional sports networks within their respective local teams' media markets.
After another drought lasting two years, TNT was given the rights to annually air games starting in 2003.
[citation needed] Under a new 11-year deal, NBC will air the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day doubleheader from 2026 to 2036.