NBA 2K League 2019: Season 2 Schedule dates, prize money revealed.

The NBA 2K League today 19 March, revealed the schedule of regular-season matchups and tournaments for the league’s second season, which begins April 2-6 with THE TIPOFF.

THE TIPOFF, THE TURN, and THE TICKET are the three tournaments that feature all 21 teams competing for banners that link together to form THE BANNER CHAIN.

This year, each team will play a total of 16 regular-season games, which will now be on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. All regular-season games will take place at the NBA 2K League Studio Powered by Intel in Long Island City, New York, and will be live streamed on the league’s Twitch channel.

The teams will be competing for $1.2 million in prize money over the course of the season. Season 2 will mark the debut campaign for the four new expansion teams: Lakers Gaming, T-Wolves Gaming, Hawks Talon GC and Nets Gaming Crew.

The 2018 NBA 2K League Champion Knicks Gaming will begin its title defense on Tuesday, April 2 when the team hosts NetsGC in their first-ever NBA 2K League game at 8 p.m. ET. On Wednesday, April 3, T-Wolves Gaming will make their NBA 2K League debut when they take on Grizz Gaming at 5 p.m. ET. Hawks Talon GC and Lakers Gaming begin their first seasons on Thursday, April 4, with Atlanta facing off against Pacers Gaming at 6 p.m. ET, and Los Angeles playing Celtics Crossover Gaming at 9 p.m. ET.

The 2019 NBA 2K League Playoffs will tip off Wednesday, July 24 and will schedule over 3-days of gameplay. Each playoff round will be a best-of-three series. The seven teams with the best regular-season records and the winner of THE TICKET are guaranteed playoff spots. The playoffs will culminate with the 2019 NBA 2K League Finals on Saturday, August 3, and the Finals will be a best-of-five series.

2019 NBA 2K League: Season 2 Schedule dates Week by Week.

THE TIPOFF Tournament -- April 2 – 6

April 10 – 12 Regular Season – Week 1

April 17 – 19 Regular Season – Week 2

April 24 – 26 Regular Season – Week 3

May 1 – 3 Regular Season – Week 4

THE TURN Tournament May 9 – 11

May 15 – 17 Regular Season – Week 5

May 22 – 24 Regular Season – Week 6

May 29 – 31 Regular Season – Week 7

June 5 – 7 Regular Season – Week 8

THE TICKET Tournament -- June 13 – 15

June 19 – 21 Regular Season – Week 9

June 26 – 28 Regular Season – Week 10

July 3 – 5 League-Wide Bye Week

July 10 – 12 Regular Season – Week 11

July 17 – 19 Regular Season – Week 12

July 24 – 26 2019 NBA 2K League Playoffs

August 3 2019 NBA 2K League Finals