NBA TV to Feature 14 Games from the NBA D-League Showcase Beginning Monday, Jan. 7
NBA TV’s NBA Fan Night presented by Sprint telecast will feature the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant visiting the Houston Rockets and James Harden on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 8 p.m. ET. The NBA Fan Night game selection was based on fan voting via NBA.com, the NBA Facebook page, NBA TV’s Facebook page, Yahoo.com, NBA.com mobile web, mobile GameTime App and Twitter.
Fan Night host Ernie Johnson and analysts Greg Anthony and Chris Webber will offer analysis during the AutoTrader.com Pregame Show at 7:30 p.m. Johnson, Anthony and Webber will also provide updates at times during the game telecast, along with halftime and GameTime presented by Hyundai post-game coverage.
Fan voting for the next NBA Fan Night telecast (Tuesday, Jan. 15) will be conducted from Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 8 a.m. through Thursday, Jan. 10, at midnight. Potential telecasts:
- New Orleans Hornets @ Philadelphia 76ers
- Indiana Pacers @ Charlotte Bobcats
- Toronto Raptors @ Brooklyn Nets
- Portland Trail Blazers @ Denver Nuggets
NBA D-League Showcase
This week’s NBA TV schedule also includes 14 games from the ninth annual NBA D-League Showcase including nine live telecasts. The four-day NBA Development League Showcase features all 16 NBA D-League teams competing between Jan. 7-10 from the Reno Event Center in Reno, Nev., home of the NBA D-League’s Reno Bighorns.
NBA D-League Game of the Week
NBA TV’s NBA D-League Game of the Week will continue Sunday, Jan. 6, at 3 p.m. featuring the Erie Bayhawks and Maine Red Claws (game held Saturday, Dec. 22). The network will televise over 30 NBA D-League games as well the NBA D-League All-Star Game in Houston and postseason games.
The Jump presented by Sprint – Tuesdays on NBA.com and NBA TV
The Jump presented by Sprint – hosted by Jared Greenberg with analysts Dennis Scott and Brent Barry and SLAM’s Lang Whitaker serving as a regular contributor – will stream live Tuesday on NBA.com at 4 p.m. and airs on NBA TV Tuesdays at 7 p.m. The show previews upcoming NBA games, provides analysis on storylines throughout the league and answers questions directly from NBA fans through submissions via NBA.com, the NBA Facebook page and Twitter.
Upcoming NBA TV Programming Highlights:
| Saturday, Jan. 5 | 7 p.m. ET | NBA GameTime |
| Sunday, Jan. 6 | 3 p.m. | NBA D-League Game of the Week: Erie BayHawks @ Maine Red Claws |
| 10 p.m. | NBA GameTime | |
| Monday, Jan. 7 | 1 p.m. | NBA D-League Showcase: Rio Grande Valley Vipers @ Los Angeles D-Fenders (live) |
| 3:45 p.m. | NBA D-League Showcase: Idaho Stampede @ Texas Legends (live) | |
| 6 p.m. | NBA.com Fantasy Insider | |
| 7 p.m. | The Beat | |
| 7:30 p.m. | NBA GameTime | |
| Tuesday, Jan. 8 | 11 a.m. | NBA D-League Showcase: Sioux Falls Skyforce @ Bakersfield Jam |
| 1 p.m. | NBA D-League Showcase: Austin Toros @ Santa Cruz Warriors (live) | |
| 3:45 p.m. | NBA D-League Showcase: Canton Charge @ Idaho Stampede (live) | |
| 6 p.m. | The Jump on NBA TV | |
| 7:30 p.m. | AutoTrader.com Pregame Show | |
| 8 p.m. | Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets | |
| Wednesday, Jan. 9 | 11 a.m. | NBA D-League Showcase: Maine Red Claws @ Tulsa 66ers |
| 1 p.m. | NBA D-League Showcase: Fort Wayne Mad Ants @ Rio Grande Valley Vipers (live) | |
| 3:45 p.m. | NBA D-League Showcase: Springfield Armor @ Sioux Falls Skyforce (live) | |
| 7 p.m. | NBA GameTime | |
| Thursday, Jan. 10 | 11 a.m. | NBA D-League Showcase: Bakersfield Jam @ Maine Red Claws |
| 1 p.m. | NBA D-League Showcase: Tulsa 66ers @ Fort Wayne Mad Ants (live) | |
| 3:45 p.m. | NBA D-League Showcase: Santa Cruz Warriors @ Canton Charge (live) | |
| 7 p.m. | NBA GameTime | |
| 8 p.m. | NBA D-League Showcase: Iowa Energy @ Austin Toros | |
| 10 p.m. | NBA D-League Showcase: Texas Legends @ Erie BayHawks (live) | |
| Friday, Jan. 11 | 11 a.m. | NBA D-League Showcase: Erie BayHawks @ Reno Bighorns |
| 7 p.m. | NBA GameTime |
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