<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NBA seasons </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 2017--18 2019--20 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2018--19 NBA season will be the 73rd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season will begin in October 2018 . Christmas games will be played on December 25, 2018 . The 2019 NBA All - Star Game will be played on February 17, 2019, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina . The regular season will end in April 2019 and the playoffs will begin in April 2019 and will end in June 2019 . </P> <P> On May 10, 2018, Nick Collison announced his retirement from the NBA . Collison played all his 15 seasons with the Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder franchise . </P>

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