ESPN today announced its NBA regular season schedule for the second half of the 2020-21 campaign, which includes 49 additional game telecasts between Sunday, March 14 and Sunday, May 16. In total, ESPN and ABC will combine to nationally televise 100 NBA regular season games. ESPN generally televises NBA doubleheaders on Wednesdays and Fridays, with select games airing on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays in the second half.

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The Brooklyn Nets and James Harden Host Dallas Mavericks and Luka Dončić on NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC Presented by AT&T 5G this Saturday, February 24, at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

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The Saturday, February 20 edition of NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC Presented by AT&T 5G features a 2020 NBA Finals rematch as the NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James host the Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

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ESPN is celebrating the five-year anniversary of its weekday NBA show, The Jump on Thursday, February 18, at 3 p.m. ET. The one-hour show, which airs live Monday through Friday afternoons, made its debut on February 18, 2016 and has since aired more than 1,000 episodes.

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ESPN today announced an update to its NBA doubleheader for Friday, February 19. The Chicago Bulls vs. Philadelphia 76ers game will now start at 7:30 p.m. ET. Ryan Ruocco will provide commentary with analyst Richard Jefferson and reporter Cassidy Hubbarth.

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The new-look Brooklyn Nets and Kevin Durant visit Durant’s former team, the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry, this Saturday, February 13 at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC Presented by AT&T 5G.

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ESPN today announced it has added an NBA doubleheader to its programming schedule on Sunday, February 14, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET, as the Dallas Mavericks and Luka Dončić host the Portland Trail Blazers and Damian Lillard. It will mark ESPN’s third Mavericks telecast in a week, including matchups against the Atlanta Hawks on February 10 and against the New Orleans Pelicans on February 12. Both games will also air on ESPN at 7:30 p.m.

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Two of the NBA’s biggest superstars collide in the February 6 edition of NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC as the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry face the Dallas Mavericks and Luka Dončić at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

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NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC returns this Saturday, January 30, at 8:30 p.m. ET to showcase one of the most storied rivalries in sports, between the teams tied for the most NBA Championships in history—the defending NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics.

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