MEDIA ADVISORY
NBA TV Presents Feature on America’s Wounded Soldiers
NBA TV Fan Night Crew Heads Courtside to Call
Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks Game on Dec. 29
In honor of the holidays, NBA TV’s Jim Huber presented “The Men & Women of Wheels,” a feature on America’s wounded soldiers using basketball as a means of rehabilitation. The piece aired on NBA TV and can found on NBA.com at:
http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nba_tv/2009/12/23/20091223_nbatv_wheelchairs.nba/?ls=iref:nbahpt2
The NBA TV Fan Night studio crew of Ernie Johnson, Kevin McHale and Chris Webber will announce its first game for the network when the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks meet at Philips Arena in Atlanta on Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. (ET). Johnson will call play-by-play with McHale and Webber providing analysis, and Craig Sager serving as the sideline reporter.
For this special Fan Night telecast, NBA TV has selected the matchup. All other Tuesday night NBA TV games are selected by fans through an online vote on NBA.com.
NBA TV host Rick Kamla and analyst Steve Smith will provide studio coverage throughout the night, including the AutoTrader.com Pregame Show at 6:30 p.m. (ET), T-Mobile Halftime Report and the NBA GameTime presented by Hyundai post-game show.
NBA TV tips off its Tuesday programming lineup at 5 p.m. (ET) with The Jump, an interactive show hosted by Kyle Montgomery alongside analysts Dennis Scott, Brent Barry and NBA.com blogger Sekou Smith. The show streams live on NBA.com each Tuesday at 1 p.m. (ET), prior to its re-airing on NBA TV.
At 6 p.m. (ET), NBA TV airs The Beat, the weekly show hosted by Marc Fein with David Aldridge, which covers news and storylines across the league with NBA reporters from across the country serving as weekly guests to talk about hot topics in the league.
In addition to the Fan Night game, NBA TV will also feature live games on Saturday, Dec. 26 at 8 p.m. (ET) with the Washington Wizards @ Minnesota Timberwolves, Sunday, Dec. 27 at 6 p.m. (ET) with the San Antonio Spurs @ New York Knicks, Monday, Dec. 28 at 8 p.m. (ET) with the Washington Wizards @ Memphis Grizzlies and Wednesday, Dec. 30 at 9 p.m. (ET) with the Boston Celtics @ Phoenix Suns.
Every Saturday at 1 p.m. (ET), NBA TV features a Euroleague Game of the Week. This Saturday, Dec. 26, the game will feature a match-up between Olympiakos whose roster includes Josh Childress (Hawks), Von Wafer (Lakers, Clippers, Nuggets, Blazers, Rockets) and Linas Kleiza (Nuggets) against Lietuvos Rytas.
NBA TV SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, DEC. 24 – DEC. 27
TIME (ET) EVENT
THURSDAY, DEC. 24
Noon- 9 p.m. Top NBA Moments 2009
9 – 9:30 p.m. NBA GameTime: Christmas Day Preview Marc Fein, Eric Snow
FRIDAY, DEC. 25
Noon – 2 a.m. Top Moments of the 2000′s
2-2:30 a.m. NBA GameTime Rick Kamla, Steve Smith
SATURDAY, DEC. 26
1-3 p.m. Euroleague Game of the Week: Olympiakos vs. Lietuvos Rytas
7-7:30 p.m. NBA GameTime
7:30-8 p.m. AutoTrader.com Pregame Show Kyle Montgomery, Eric Snow
8-10:30 p.m. NBA Regular Season: Washington Wizards @ Minnesota Timberwolves Local Announcers
10:30 p.m.- 2a.m. NBA GameTime Presented by Hyundai Kyle Montgomery, Eric Snow
SUNDAY, DEC. 27
5:30-6 p.m. AutoTrader.com Pregame Show Marc Fein, Steve Smith
6-8:30 p.m. NBA Regular Season: San Antonio Spurs @ New York Knicks Local Announcers
8:30-9:30 p.m. NBA GameTime Presented by Hyundai Marc Fein, Steve Smith
12-1 a.m. NBA GameTime Marc Fein, Steve Smith
NBA TV SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, DEC. 28 – JAN. 3
TIME (ET) EVENT
MONDAY, DEC. 28
12-1 p.m. NBA.COM FANTASY INSIDER Rick Kamla, Dennis Scott
7-7:30 p.m. NBA GameTime Rick Kamla, Brent Barry,Eric Snow
7:30-8 p.m. AutoTrader.com Pregame Show Rick Kamla, Brent Barry,Eric Snow
8-10:30 p.m. NBA Regular Season: Washington Wizards @ Memphis Grizzlies Local Announcers
10:30p.m.-2 a.m. NBA GameTime Presented by Hyundai Rick Kamla, Brent Barry,Eric Snow
TUESDAY, DEC. 29: FAN NIGHT
1 p.m. (NBA.com) The Jump on NBA.com Kyle Montgomery, Dennis Scott, Brent Barry
12:30 -1 p.m. NBA D-League Central: TBD Rick Kamla
1-3 p.m. NBA D-League Regular Season: TBD Local Announcers
5- 6 p.m. The Jump on NBA.com (NBA.com Re-Air)
6-6:30 p.m. THE BEAT Marc Fein, David Aldridge
6:30-7 p.m. AutoTrader.com Pregame Show Rick Kamla, Steve Smith
7-9:30 p.m. NBA Regular Season: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Atlanta Hawks Ernie Johnson, Kevin McHale, Chris Webber, Craig Sager
9:30p.m.-1:30 a.m NBA GameTime Presented by Hyundai Rick Kamla, Steve Smith
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30
4:30- 6:30 p.m. NBA D-League Regular Season: TBD
6:30-7 p.m. NBA ACTION
7-8:30 p.m. NBA Special: Top NBA Moments 2009
8:30- 9 p.m. AutoTrader.com Pregame Show Marc Fein, Kenny Smith, Eric Snow
9-11:30 p.m. NBA Regular Season: Boston Celtics @ Phoenix Suns Local Announcers
11:30p.m.-1a.m. NBA GameTime Presented by Hyundai Marc Fein, Kenny Smith, Eric Snow
THURSDAY, DEC. 31
Noon – 2 a.m. Top NBA Moments 2009
FRIDAY, JAN. 1
Noon – 7 p.m. NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Marathon
7-7:30 p.m. AutoTrader.com Pregame Show Rick Kamla, Steve Smith
7:30-10 p.m. NBA Regular Season: New York Knicks @ Atlanta Hawks Local Announcers
10 – 10:30 p.m. NBA GameTime Presented by Hyundai Rick Kamla, Steve Smith
1-1:30 a.m. NBA GameTime Friday Presented by the United States Marine Corps Rick Kamla, Steve Smith
SATURDAY, JAN. 2
1-3 p.m. Euroleague Game of the Week: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. CSKA Moscow
4:30-6:30 p.m. NBA D-LeagueRegular Season: TBD
7-8:30 p.m. NBA GameTime Kyle Montgomery, Eric Snow
8:30- 9p.m. AutoTrader.com Pregame Show Kyle Montgomery, Eric Snow
9-11:30 p.m. NBA Regular Season: Denver Nuggets @ Utah Jazz Local Announcers
11:30 p.m.- 1a.m. NBA GameTime Presented by Hyundai Kyle Montgomery, Eric Snow
SUNDAY, JAN. 3
5:30-6 p.m. AutoTrader.com Pregame Show Marc Fein, Steve Smith
6-8:30 p.m. NBA Regular Season: San Antonio Spurs @ Toronto Raptors Local Announcers
8:30-9 p.m. NBA GameTime Presented by Hyundai Marc Fein, Steve Smith
11:30 p.m.-1 a.m. NBA GameTime Marc Fein, Steve Smith
NBA TV is the National Basketball Association’s 24-hour digital network. Launched in 1999, the network provides the most basketball coverage on television, offering more than 100 live regular season and NBA Playoff games, signature studio shows, and Emmy® award-winning on-air talent, as well as original series and live events. NBA TV is available in 45 million homes in the U.S. through several of the nation’s top cable, satellite, and telco companies. NBA TV is part of NBA Digital, the NBA’s extensive cross-platform portfolio of digital assets jointly managed by the NBA and Turner Sports. This robust offering also includes NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE PASS, NBA LEAGUE PASS Broadband, NBA Mobile, NBADLEAGUE.com, and WNBA.com.
NBA Digital is the NBA’s extensive cross-platform portfolio of digital assets jointly managed by the NBA and Turner Sports. This robust offering includes NBA TV, NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE PASS, NBA LEAGUE PASS Broadband, NBA Mobile, NBADLEAGUE.com and WNBA.com.
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