David Stern, one of the most impactful executives in sports history via his 30-year tenure as NBA commissioner, passed away Wednesday at the age of 77 as a result of a brain hemorrhage he had suffered in Manhattan back on Dec. 12. Stern was born Sep. 22, 1942 in New York City and grew up […]
The Portland Trail Blazers — with recent acquisition Carmelo Anthony — continues their six-game road swing with visits in Houston, Carmelo’s brief home last season, to face the Rockets (NBA TV, Nov. 18 8:00 PM ET), in New Orleans vs. the Pelicans (NBA TV, Nov. 19 8:00 PM ET) and in Milwaukee vs. the Bucks […]
NBA TV’s Summer League coverage – the first opportunity to see many of the NBA’s top rookies in action – will feature 50 live game telecasts in 13 days beginning Monday, July 1. The network’s schedule – including live game telecasts from all three Summer League locations – will feature the expected first look at […]
The 2019 NBA Playoffs have arrived! Starting April 13, sixteen teams — eight from each the Eastern and Western conferences — will begin their route for the NBA championship and the coveted Larry O’Brien trophy, to be rewarded in June. There will be one notable absence from this year’s playoffs: LeBron James, now part of […]
As announced on Friday, Aug. 10, the 2018-19 NBA regular season will commence on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 and runs through to Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2019. Among the league’s national broadcast partners, the NBA’s own network NBA-TV leads with carriage of 107 games. ESPN is scheduled for 84 games, mostly with coverage on Wednesday and […]
The 12-day, 82-game schedule for MGM Resorts NBA Summer League 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring all 30 NBA teams for the first time, tips off with 10 games on Friday, July 6 and continues through Tuesday, July 17 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the campus of the University of […]
Basketball superstar LeBron James made another big impression upon the sports world on Sunday night as it was announced he would join the Los Angeles Lakers in a four-year contract, beginning this fall. Cable sports network NBA TV contacted Turner Sports NBA analyst Charles Barkley for his reaction and analysis on the LeBron news, but […]
ESPN’s coverage of the 2018 WNBA season will tip off Sunday, May 20, at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN2 when the defending champion Minnesota Lynx — led by Maya Moore – host the 2016 WNBA champions Los Angeles Sparks and 2016 WNBA Finals MVP Candace Parker in a rematch of last year’s Finals. ESPN’s slate […]
The 2018 NBA Playoffs have arrived! Starting April 14, sixteen teams — eight from each the Eastern and Western conferences — will begin their route for the NBA championship and the coveted Larry O’Brien trophy, to be rewarded in June. While most observers predict a Golden State Warriors-Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive […]
