NBA on TNT Action Continues with Two Exclusive Doubleheaders Leading up to NBA All-Star 2010 in Dallas, Texas

The NBA on TNT will present an exclusive doubleheader on Monday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. (ET).  The first game will feature Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic hosting David West and the New Orleans Hornets.  Play-by-play announcer Marv Albert will call the game alongside analysts Mike Fratello and Reggie Miller with Cheryl Miller reporting.  In the second game of the night, Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs visit Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers at 10:30 p.m. (ET).  Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) and Doug Collins (analyst) will be courtside with Craig Sager reporting.  The Emmy® award-winning studio show Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai with Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst) will recap the games.

The network will present another exclusive doubleheader on Thursday, Feb. 11. The action gets underway at 8 p.m. (ET) with NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com live from Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.   Johnson, Barkley, Smith and Chris Webber (analyst) will preview the night’s action from the site of the 2010 NBA All-Star Game, shown exclusively on TNT on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 8:30 p.m. (ET).  The first game of the night will feature a 2009 Eastern Conference Finals rematch between LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers and Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic.  Play-by-play announcer Marv Albert will call the game alongside analysts Doug Collins and Reggie Miller with David Aldridge reporting.  In the second game, Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs visit Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets at 10:30 p.m. (ET).  Dick Stockton (play-by-play) and Mike Fratello (analyst) will be courtside with Cheryl Miller reporting.  The Emmy® award-winning studio show Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai with Johnson, Barkley, Smith and Webber will recap the games.

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TNT NBA THURSDAY SCHEDULE:

DAY/DATE

TIME (ET)         EVENT

Monday,  Feb. 8

8 p.m.                      NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com

Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst)

8:15 p.m.                 New Orleans Hornets @ Orlando Magic

Announcers: Marv Albert (play-by-play), Mike Fratello (analyst), Reggie Miller (analyst) and Cheryl Miller (reporter)

10:30 p.m.               San Antonio Spurs @ Los Angeles Lakers

Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Doug Collins (analyst) and Craig Sager (reporter)

Post-game             Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai

Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst) and Kenny Smith (analyst)

NBA ON TNT UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

Thursday,  Feb. 11

8 p.m.                      NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com

Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst), Kenny Smith (analyst) and Chris Webber (analyst)

8:15 p.m.                 Orlando Magic @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Announcers: Marv Albert (play-by-play), Doug Collins (analyst), Reggie Miller (analyst) and David Aldridge (reporter)

10:30 p.m.               San Antonio Spurs @ Denver Nuggets

Announcers: Dick Stockton (play-by-play), Mike Fratello (analyst) and Cheryl Miller (reporter)

Post-game             Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai

Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst), Kenny Smith (analyst) and Chris Webber (analyst)

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