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ESPN2 to Televise WNBA All-Star Draft for First Time Tuesday, July 23

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ESPN2 will air the WNBA All-Star Team Selection Special on Tuesday, July 23, at 9:30 p.m. ET in advance of the AT&T WNBA All-Star 2019 featuring the 16th WNBA All-Star Game airing on ABC on Saturday, July 27.College sports analyst and reporter, Maria Taylor will host the draft selection with special guest appearances by analyst Rebecca Lobo and WNBA MVP in 1997 and 1998 Cynthia Cooper-Dyke.

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ESPN College Hoops Analysts Fran Fraschilla, Dan Dakich and Seth Greenberg Return for The Basketball Tournament 2019

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ESPN college analysts Fran Fraschilla, Dan Dakich and Seth Greenberg return for The Basketball Tournament 2019. The sixth annual TBT event features 64 teams competing in regional events in eight cities followed by a Championship Week in Chicago, Aug. 1-6. The single-elimination, five-on-five, open-application tournament has a winner-take-all $2 million prize.

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ESPN Generates Highest-Rated NBA Summer League Telecast Ever Across Networks

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ESPN generated the highest-rated NBA Summer League game ever across networks on Friday night, according to Nielsen. The telecast featuring Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans vs. R.J. Barrett and the New York Knicks drew a record 1.2 metered market rating on ESPN, up 33 percent from the previous record set in 2017 between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics, which was Lonzo Ball’s expected debut.

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2019 MGM Resorts NBA Summer League: All 83 Games on ESPN Platforms Starting July 5

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All 83 games from MGM Resorts NBA Summer League at the Cox Pavilion and the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev. will be carried live on ESPN platforms starting Friday, July 5. The 11-day event will culminate with the Summer League Championship Game on ESPN2, Monday, July 15. Of the 83 games, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU will combine to televise 43 games. All games will be available to stream on the ESPN App.

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ESPN Highlights Best of High School Sports with Seventh Annual Summer of Next on ESPNU

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In its continued effort to showcase the best of elite amateur athletes, ESPNU will once again present Summer of Next Presented by GEICO, highlighting the best in high school athletics throughout the remainder of the summer.

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What Offseason? ESPN’s All-In Coverage Plans for NBA Free Agency

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ESPN is fully documenting the 2019 NBA free agency period, led by The Jump: NBA Free Agency Special on Sunday, June 30, at 5 p.m. ET. The telecast, hosted by Rachel Nichols, will air from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on ESPN2. The NBA free agency period begins at 6 p.m.

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Fourth Game of the WNBA Regular Season is Up 129% from Last Year

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ABC’s presentation of the Seattle Storm vs. Connecticut Sun on Sunday, June 16, was up 129% from last year’s fourth game on ESPN2, according to Nielsen. The key sales demo (P18-49) is up 30% year-over-year with female viewership currently up 189% and P2-17 up 83%.

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ESPN’s Exclusive Coverage of the 2019 NBA Draft Presented By State Farm

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ESPN will exclusively televise the 2019 NBA Draft presented by State Farm on Thursday, June 20, at 7:30 p.m. ET from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.  ESPN’s pre-event coverage will precede the Draft on ESPN from 7-7:30 p.m. This year marks the 17th consecutive time ESPN has televised the NBA Draft.

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