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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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 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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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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Los partidos de las Finales de la NBA 2019 entre los Golden State Warriors y los Toronto Raptors, serán transmitidos en vivo y en exclusivo por ESPN Deportes, a partir del jueves 30 de mayo. La acción en vivo comienza a las 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 PT con una previa de NBA Esta Noche, seguido con la transmisión en vivo del primer juego a las 9:00 p.m. ET / 6 PT.  Todos los partidos estarán disponibles vía streaming en el ESPN App y a través de ESPN Deportes Radio.

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ESPN analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson participated in a media conference today to discuss the 2019 NBA Finals.  ESPN will produce the NBA Finals on ABC for the 17th consecutive year starting this Thursday, May 30, with Game 1 at 9 p.m. ET.

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For the 17th consecutive year, ESPN will produce the NBA Finals on ABC, starting Thursday, May 30, at 9 p.m. ET. This year, the Golden State Warriors – led by Stephen Curry – return to the NBA Finals for the fifth straight season as they square off with the Toronto Raptors and Kawhi Leonard. NBA Countdown precedes coverage for weeknight games at 8:30 p.m. on ABC. The NBA Finals and all of ESPN’s on-site programming will also be available on the ESPN App.

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Last night’s NBA Western Conference Finals Game 4 delivered a total metered market rating of a 5.9 across ESPN and ESPN2, which was up 40 percent from a 4.2 rating for Game 4 of the 2017 Western Finals – the last time ESPN televised the Western Finals. It peaked with a 7.1 metered market rating from 11:30-11:45 p.m. ET, according to Nielsen.

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