The National Basketball Association announced Tuesday that teams would not play any games on Election Day this year in an effort to encourage civic engagement.
The league said that the decision not to play that day was so"the NBA family’s focus on promoting nonpartisan civic engagement and encouraging fans to make a plan to vote during midterm elections."
According to the Associated Press, 30 teams are scheduled to play on Nov. 7, the night before the midterm elections.
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