The NBA Development League's regular season doesn't begin until November 20, but VERSUS will apparently be airing a yet-to-be-announced preseason game between the Texas Legends and Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Thursday, November 18. (Thanks, Google Alert!)

I'm unsure how far to read into this, but a 7 p.m. on Thursday airing would make it seem like this year's D-League television contract might be a bit more viewer-friendly compared to last season's tape-delayed until 10 p.m. Saturday night tilts.

Either way, set your TiVo or DVR or PVR or mom's video casette recorder or whatever else it is that you use to watch television because we're less than a month away from watching the D-League in High Definition on VERSUS!

Feel the excitement?