The 2000 NBA Slam Dunk contest champion will serve as an NBA and college basketball analyst, appearing on pillar ESPN studio shows including NBA Countdown, The Jump, Get Up, First Take and SportsCenter with special appearances on College Game Day Covered by State Farm. Additionally, Carter will serve as a game analyst for both NBA and ACC men’s basketball games.

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ESPN will exclusively televise a marquee NBA Playoffs doubleheader on Tuesday, September 15. At 6:30 p.m. ET, the Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler square off with the Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The team of Mark Jones, analyst and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame broadcaster Doris Burke and reporter Malika Andrews will provide commentary. 

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ESPN will exclusively televise the 2020 NBA Eastern Conference Finals presented by AT&T 5G starting with Game 1 on Tuesday, September 15, currently slated for 8:30 p.m. ET. The Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler will square off with the Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum. The Eastern Conference Finals will be available on ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, the ESPN App and on various ESPN international platforms. Game 2 of the series is scheduled for Thursday, September 17, and Game 3 is slated for Saturday, September 19. Times are to be determined. The full game schedule will be released in the coming days.

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NBA Countdown Led by Maria Taylor to Serve as NBA Finals and Eastern Conference Finals Pregame and Halftime Show

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ABC generated an average audience of 5,432,000 viewers for its broadcast of the Los Angeles vs. Houston Rockets Western Conference Semifinals Game 2 on Sunday, September 6. This makes it the most-watched 2020 NBA Playoffs game so far, according to Nielsen. Game 2 peaked from 10:45-11 p.m. ET with 7,012,000 viewers.

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ESPN’s telecast of the Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Playoffs first round Game 7 – the Rockets defeated the Thunder 104-102 – generated 4,106,000 viewers making it the most-watched 2020 NBA Playoffs game so far across any network, according to Nielsen.

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ESPN’s 2020 NBA Playoffs game coverage continues with NBA Conference Semifinals matchups on ESPN and ABC this weekend from the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

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The Wednesday 9 p.m. nightcap will feature either Game 7 of the Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder series or Game 1 of the Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers Western Conference semifinals.

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ESPN will nationally televise a marquee NBA Playoffs tripleheader this Thursday, August 27, starting at 4 p.m. ET as the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokić square off with the Utah Jazz and Donovan Mitchell in Game 6 of their Western Conference quarterfinals series. Mike Breen, analyst Jeff Van Gundy and reporter Cassidy Hubbarth will provide commentary.

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ESPN will exclusively televise the 2020 NBA Draft Lottery on Thursday, Aug. 20, from 8:30-9 p.m. ET.

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