Citizendia

NBA on ESPN
FormatBasketball
StarringVarious personalities (see below)
Country of originFlag of the United States United States
Production
Running time150 minutes
Broadcast
Original channelESPN (1982-1984 and 2003-)
ESPN2 (2003-)
ABC (2006-)
Picture format480i (SDTV),
720p (HDTV)
Original run1982 – Present

The NBA on ESPN refers to the presentation of National Basketball Association (NBA) games on the ESPN family of networks. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The NBA on ESPN refers to the presentation of National Basketball Association (NBA games on the ESPN family of networks The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. ABC's Coverage of the NBA, known as NBA Sunday on ABC since 2007, is a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode The i, which is sometimes uppercase stands for Interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution 720p is the shorthand name for a category of HDTV video modes High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to The ESPN cable network first televised NBA games from 1983 to 1984, and has been airing games currently since the 2002-03 NBA season. The 1982–83 NBA season was the 37th season of the National Basketball Association. The 1983–84 NBA season was the 38th season of the National Basketball Association. The 2002–03 NBA season was the 57th season of the National Basketball Association. ESPN2 began airing a limited schedule of NBA games in 2002. ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. ESPN on ABC began televising NBA games in 2006 (ABC Sports aired NBA games under the title of the NBA on ABC from 2002 to 2006). The 2006–07 NBA season was the 61st season of the National Basketball Association. ABC's Coverage of the NBA, known as NBA Sunday on ABC since 2007, is a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association

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ABC

For more details on this topic, see NBA on ABC. ABC's Coverage of the NBA, known as NBA Sunday on ABC since 2007, is a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association

As the home of the NBA Finals, ESPN on ABC is the primary outlet for NBA telecasts. The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association and the conclusion of the sport's postseason each June Under the title of NBA Sunday, ABC airs games on Sunday afternoons from January through the end of the season, continuing to air games throughout the early rounds of the NBA Playoffs. The NBA Playoffs is a best-of-seven elimination tournament between sixteen teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference (called Divisions Each year, ESPN on ABC airs in prime time two of the Conference Final games alloted to ESPN, usually Game 4 and Game 7 (if necessary), as well as every game of the NBA Finals. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland

See also

ESPN

Overview

ESPN airs NBA games on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. ABC's Coverage of the NBA, known as NBA Sunday on ABC since 2007, is a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association NBA Countdown, is a weekly thirty minute pregame show airing prior to each National Basketball Association (NBA telecast on the American Broadcasting Company NBA Wednesday is a weekly presentation of the National Basketball Association on ESPN NBA Friday is a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association games on ESPN. Most NBA games on the ESPN cable network air on Fridays at 8:00 p. m ET and 7:30 p. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America m PT as part of "Coast to Coast" doubleheaders. The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) Games on Wednesdays are mostly single games, televised at 9:00 p. m ET (usually following an ACC college basketball game). The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. In addition to games on ABC, several Sundays throughout the season also feature ESPN televised games, usually during the evening.

ESPN's bottomline scoreboard used from 2006 - present.
ESPN's bottomline scoreboard used from 2006 - present. The 2006–07 NBA season was the 61st season of the National Basketball Association.

ESPN's presentation of games is referred to as NBA (name of day) (i. e, NBA Wednesday, NBA Friday and NBA Sunday). Games on holidays or days when ESPN does not usually air games (Tuesdays, Saturdays, etc) are branded as NBA Special Edition. The telecast also was formerly known as ESPNBA.

As part of the NBA's cable-heavy TV deal, ESPN airs one Conference Final per year (the Eastern Conference Final in 2003, 2004 and 2006 and the Western Conference Final in 2005 and 2007). The National Basketball Association Conference Finals are the Eastern conference and Western conference Championship series of the NBA. The 2002–03 NBA season was the 57th season of the National Basketball Association. The 2003–04 NBA season was the 58th season of the National Basketball Association. The 2005–06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association. The 2004–05 NBA season was the 59th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA The 2006–07 NBA season was the 61st season of the National Basketball Association. Most Conference Final games are televised on ESPN itself, with usually Game 4 and Game 7 set aside for ABC. Outside of the Conference Finals, ESPN airs playoff games only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (with competitor TNT airing the majority of games on the other nights of the week). The NBA on TNT, known since October 2002 as TNT NBA Thursday, is a weekly broadcast of National Basketball Association

ESPN uses a graphics package on its NBA coverage similar to the one used on their presentation of Monday Night Football.
ESPN uses a graphics package on its NBA coverage similar to the one used on their presentation of Monday Night Football. Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League.

ESPN airs the NBA Draft each season, as well as the NBA Draft Lottery (with the exception of 2003, when ABC aired the Draft Lottery prior to a Conference Final game on the network). The NBA Draft is an annual North American event in which the National Basketball Association 's (NBA thirty teams (29 in the United States and one in The NBA Draft Lottery is an annual event held by the National Basketball Association (NBA to determine the order of the NBA Draft for that year The 2003 NBA playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association 's 2002-03 NBA season.

For the 2006-07 NBA season, ESPN used ABC's theme music from the previous two years, marking the second time that the network took its corporate sibling's NBA theme. The 2006–07 NBA season was the 61st season of the National Basketball Association. ABC's Coverage of the NBA, known as NBA Sunday on ABC since 2007, is a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association Also, NBA games used graphics that had previously been only used on ESPN's coverage of Monday Night Football. Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. Because of the move from ABC Sports to ESPN on ABC, ESPN's graphics, music and complete presentation will be used on games televised on ABC. The graphic change to the MNF like graphics was one of the few graphic changes ESPN made for 2006-07. ESPN also changed its general color scheme from red, white, and blue, to black and gold. In the 2008 NBA Playoffs, the banner was slightly edited. There is now a black and gold border around the banner, to better flow with the graphics package. When info and stats slide up from the banner, the gold border is visible as well. Also, the team logos were in smaller, glossy parallelograms in their respective color backgrounds.

Announcers

1983-84

Greg Gumbel and John Andariese were the voices of the original telecasts of the NBA on ESPN, which lasted only one season. Greg Gumbel (born May 3, 1946) is an American Television Sportscaster. John Andariese is a Color commentator for the New York Knicks and NBA TV and a former college basketball player Tom Mees was among the studio hosts. Thomas E Mees (born October 13, 1949 - August 14, 1996) at Southington Connecticut, was an American sports broadcaster specializing During a commercial break of a game at Madison Square Garden, the announcers danced to the song "Little Darling" that was played on the public address system of the arena. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. A public address or " PA " system is an electronic amplification system with a mixer, Amplifier and Loudspeakers used to That blooper reel is still often played when ESPN celebrates a milestone. A blooper usually describes a short sequence of a film or video production which contains a mistake made by a member of the cast or crew

2002-03

Originally, ESPN (and ABC's) lead broadcast team was Brad Nessler and Bill Walton. Brad Nessler (born June 3, 1956 in St Charles Minnesota is an American Sportscaster, who currently calls College basketball games William Theodore "Bill" Walton III (born November 5 1952 is a retired American Basketball player and current Television Sportscaster Nessler and Walton (eventually joined by Tom Tolbert on ABC) worked NBA Wednesday games most weeks during the 2002-03 season. Byron Thomas "Tom" Tolbert (born October 16 1965 in Long Beach California) is a retired American professional Basketball The 2002–03 NBA season was the 57th season of the National Basketball Association. For NBA Friday, Mike Tirico and Tom Tolbert worked late night West Coast games while John Saunders and Sean Elliott did the early games. Michael Jonathon Tirico (born December 13, 1966) is the lead broadcaster for ESPN 's presentation of Monday Night Football, and for Byron Thomas "Tom" Tolbert (born October 16 1965 in Long Beach California) is a retired American professional Basketball The " West Coast " " Western Seaboard " or " Pacific Seaboard " are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the Western United States John Saunders is a Canadian &ndash American sports Journalist from Toronto, Ontario. Sean Michael Elliott (born February 2, 1968) is an American retired National Basketball Association player For the playoffs, ESPN added Jim Durham to its list of television play-by-play voices and used the ABC main team of Nessler, Walton and Tolbert for its coverage of the 2003 Eastern Conference Finals. Jim Durham (born February 12, 1947 in Chicago Illinois) is an American Sportscaster. The 2003 NBA playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association 's 2002-03 NBA season.

2003-04

After low ratings on ABC and for the Conference Finals, ESPN reshuffled its announcing group. With the addition of Al Michaels to the ABC NBA line-up, ESPN dissolved the Nessler-Tolbert-Walton team, keeping Nessler as the main announcer but pairing him with Sean Elliott and Dan Majerle. Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American Television Sportscaster. Sean Michael Elliott (born February 2, 1968) is an American retired National Basketball Association player Daniel Lewis Majerle (surname 'mɑrliː born September 9, 1965) is an American former professional Basketball player and currently an assistant Walton was demoted significantly, working games sporadically (including most of the ESPN NBA Sunday games with either Jim Durham or Brent Musburger). Jim Durham (born February 12, 1947 in Chicago Illinois) is an American Sportscaster. Brent Woody Musburger (born May 26, 1939, in Portland Oregon) is an American Sportscaster for the ABC and ESPN Tolbert stayed with Mike Tirico in a new three-man booth that also included newcomer George Karl. Michael Jonathon Tirico (born December 13, 1966) is the lead broadcaster for ESPN 's presentation of Monday Night Football, and for George Matthew Karl (born May 12 1951) is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA and American Basketball Association

Also added to the ESPN line-up was Mike Breen, who became the number three announcer behind Tirico and Nessler. Mike Breen (born May 22, 1961) is a Play-by-play commentator for the NBA on ABC and the lead commentator for New York Knicks Breen worked most of his games with Bill Walton. William Theodore "Bill" Walton III (born November 5 1952 is a retired American Basketball player and current Television Sportscaster

For the 2004 Eastern Conference Final, ESPN used Nessler along with ABC's lead analyst Doc Rivers for every game of the series. The 2004 NBA Playoffs were the postseason of the National Basketball Association 's 2003-04 season. Glenn Anton Rivers (born October 13 1961 in Chicago, Illinois) commonly referred to as Doc Rivers, is a retired American Game 6 between Detroit and Indiana was the last NBA game Nessler has called to date. The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area

2004-05

Brad Nessler was dropped from ESPN/ABC's NBA coverage altogether starting with the 2004-05 NBA season. Brad Nessler (born June 3, 1956 in St Charles Minnesota is an American Sportscaster, who currently calls College basketball games The 2004–05 NBA season was the 59th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA Mike Breen was promoted to lead announcer for ESPN, continuing to work games with Bill Walton (including the Pacers-Pistons brawl). Mike Breen (born May 22, 1961) is a Play-by-play commentator for the NBA on ABC and the lead commentator for New York Knicks William Theodore "Bill" Walton III (born November 5 1952 is a retired American Basketball player and current Television Sportscaster The Pacers-Pistons brawl (also known as The Malice at the Palace and The Basketbrawl) was an altercation that occurred in a National Basketball Association Sean Elliott was dropped, along with Dan Majerle, Doc Rivers (who had become coach of the Boston Celtics) and George Karl (who left during the season to coach the Denver Nuggets). Sean Michael Elliott (born February 2, 1968) is an American retired National Basketball Association player Daniel Lewis Majerle (surname 'mɑrliː born September 9, 1965) is an American former professional Basketball player and currently an assistant Glenn Anton Rivers (born October 13 1961 in Chicago, Illinois) commonly referred to as Doc Rivers, is a retired American The Boston Celtics are an American professional Basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the George Matthew Karl (born May 12 1951) is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA and American Basketball Association The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. Jim Durham's role increased and ESPN hired former NBC analyst Steve Jones (Durham and Jones would work several regular season games together). Jim Durham (born February 12, 1947 in Chicago Illinois) is an American Sportscaster. The NBA on NBC was a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association games on the National Broadcasting Company television network from Stephen (Steve Howard "Snapper" Jones (born October 17 1942, in Alexandria Louisiana) is one of the most esteemed and watched National ESPN did not use Jones and former cohort Bill Walton in games together during the regular season. Tom Tolbert's role decreased significantly; he was reduced primarily to West Coast games. Byron Thomas "Tom" Tolbert (born October 16 1965 in Long Beach California) is a retired American professional Basketball

In the playoffs, ESPN used the team of Mike Breen and Bill Walton for its coverage of the 2005 Western Conference Final. The 2005 NBA Playoffs were the postseason of the National Basketball Association 's 2004-05 season. Al Michaels partnered with newly-added Hubie Brown for the NBA Finals on ABC. Hubert Jude "Hubie" Brown (born September 25, 1933 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, USA) is a former Basketball

2005-06

ESPN's announcing teams remained stable in the 2005-06 NBA season. The 2005–06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association. Mike Breen and Bill Walton worked games together during the first half of the season; after Breen was promoted to lead broadcaster for ABC (due to Al Michaels defecting to NBC), Mike Tirico became the number two broadcaster and worked several games with Walton (and later, Steve Jones). Mike Breen (born May 22, 1961) is a Play-by-play commentator for the NBA on ABC and the lead commentator for New York Knicks William Theodore "Bill" Walton III (born November 5 1952 is a retired American Basketball player and current Television Sportscaster ABC's Coverage of the NBA, known as NBA Sunday on ABC since 2007, is a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American Television Sportscaster. NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly Television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC that began airing on Michael Jonathon Tirico (born December 13, 1966) is the lead broadcaster for ESPN 's presentation of Monday Night Football, and for Stephen (Steve Howard "Snapper" Jones (born October 17 1942, in Alexandria Louisiana) is one of the most esteemed and watched National During the 2006 NBA Playoffs, Breen worked games with ABC partner Hubie Brown, including the 2006 Eastern Conference Final. The 2006 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association 's 2005-06 season. Hubert Jude "Hubie" Brown (born September 25, 1933 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, USA) is a former Basketball The 2006 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association 's 2005-06 season.

2006-07

For the 2006-07 NBA season, Hubie Brown moved to ESPN full time as the lead color commentator, paired with Mike Breen. The 2006–07 NBA season was the 61st season of the National Basketball Association. Mike Tirico and Bill Walton remained as the number two team, with Steve Jones being replaced by newcomer Jon Barry. Jon Alan Barry (born July 25 1969, in Oakland California) is a retired American professional Basketball player and current television Tom Tolbert remained in his reduced role, in a broadcast team with either Mark Jones or ESPN WNBA play-by-play man Dave Pasch. The WNBA on ESPN refers to the presentation of Women's National Basketball Association games on the ESPN family of networks Dave Pasch is a Play-by-play broadcaster for ESPN, calling NBA, College football, College basketball, and WNBA games John Saunders, with former NBA Shootaround colleagues Greg Anthony and Tim Legler worked Sunday night games televised by ESPN, as they had in the previous season. John Saunders is a Canadian &ndash American sports Journalist from Toronto, Ontario. NBA Shootaround is a pregame show for ESPN 's coverage of the National Basketball Association (NBA Gregory Carleton Anthony (born November 15, 1967 in Las Vegas Nevada) is an American former NBA Basketball player and current Timothy Eugene "Legs" Legler (born December 26, 1966 in Washington D Fred Hickman became the primary studio host, working with a rotating team of analysts. Fred Hickman is the host of NBA Shootaround and a SportsCenter anchor for ESPN. Additions included Jamal Mashburn and Allan Houston. Jamal Mashburn (born November 29 1972 in New York City) is a retired American professional Basketball player Allan Wade Houston (born April 20 1971) is an American professional Basketball player for the NBA 's New York Knicks

ESPN increased its amount of female analysts, adding current WNBA players Becky Hammon and Kara Lawson as sideline reporters. Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Hammon (Ребекка Линн Хаммон born March 11, 1977) is a professional basketball player currently under contract Kara Marie Lawson (born February 14, 1981 in Alexandria Virginia) is a professional Basketball player for the Sacramento Monarchs Swin Cash, of the Detroit Shock, was added as a studio analyst, debuting on NBA Shootaround early in the season. Swintayla Marie Cash (born on September 22, 1979) better known as Swin Cash is an American WNBA player who plays for the Seattle Storm The Detroit Shock is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in Detroit Michigan. Doris Burke continued as a sideline reporter, while Lisa Salters (who had added Saturday Night Football to her duties) cut down on working NBA Friday games. Doris Burke (born 4 January 1965) is a sideline reporter and sometimes color analyst for ESPN college basketball games Alisia (Lisa Salters is a Journalist and former collegiate women's Basketball player ESPN Saturday Night Football is a weekly presentation of College football on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC NBA Friday is a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association games on ESPN. On January 12, 2007, Kara Lawson was the analyst alongside play-by-play man Mark Jones for ESPN's Washington Wizards-New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets game. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople The 2006–07 NBA season was the 61st season of the National Basketball Association. Kara Marie Lawson (born February 14, 1981 in Alexandria Virginia) is a professional Basketball player for the Sacramento Monarchs The New Orleans Hornets are a professional Basketball team based in New Orleans Louisiana, United States. During this season, ABC's coverage of the NBA was fully integrated in ESPN.

2007-08

In the 2007-08 season, Jeff Van Gundy joined ESPN's coverage, pairing with Mike Breen on the lead broadcast team. Jeff Van Gundy (born January 19 1962 in Hemet California) is an American Basketball Head coach, most recently with the Mike Tirico and Hubie Brown, who worked ABC games together last season, formed the number two team, with Dan Shulman replacing Tirico when he had Monday Night Football commitments. Dan Shulman (born February 9, 1967 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian Sportscaster, currently employed with the American Bill Walton became ESPN's lead studio analyst, along with Stuart Scott and Stephen A. Smith. Mark Jones also hosted NBA Shootaround, and occasionally paired with Jon Barry as the third team, replacing Shulman. Tom Tolbert, who called the NBA Finals for ABC just 4 years earlier, was dropped, along with reporter Jim Gray. Rick Carlisle and Jalen Rose also were added, giving analysis on Sportscenter and occasionally appearing on NBA Shootaround. Richard Preston Carlisle (pronounced KAHR-lye-uhl (born October 27, 1959 in Ogdensburg New York) is a former Basketball player and former Jalen Anthony Rose (born January 30 1973 in Detroit Michigan) is an American professional Basketball player formerly in the On December 31, 2007 analyst Kiki Vandeweghe left ESPN to pursue a role with the New Jersey Nets[1]

Personalities

Current
Former

NBA Shootaround

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NBA Shootaround is ESPN's main studio program, airing before each NBA Friday telecast. NBA Shootaround is a pregame show for ESPN 's coverage of the National Basketball Association (NBA NBA Friday is a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association games on ESPN. Shootaround and other in-game studio programs originally consisted of Kevin Frazier and Tim Hardaway on Fridays with Stuart Scott replacing Frazier on Wednesdays. Kevin Frazier (born May 20, 1965) is currently the weekend host of Entertainment Tonight as well as correspondent Timothy Duane "Tim" Hardaway (born September 1 1966) is an American retired Basketball Point guard who played in the Stuart Scott (born July 19, 1965, in Chicago Illinois) is a sportscaster, most visibly as an anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter After horrible reviews for Hardaway, ESPN brought in Greg Anthony to replace him on Friday nights. Gregory Carleton Anthony (born November 15, 1967 in Las Vegas Nevada) is an American former NBA Basketball player and current Frazier and Anthony became ESPN's main studio team and worked most of the playoffs. For the 2003 Eastern Conference Finals, ESPN used ABC's halftime team of Mike Tirico and Sean Elliott for all the games. Michael Jonathon Tirico (born December 13, 1966) is the lead broadcaster for ESPN 's presentation of Monday Night Football, and for Sean Michael Elliott (born February 2, 1968) is an American retired National Basketball Association player

2003-04 was the first year of the longest-tenured ESPN studio team. The 2003–04 NBA season was the 58th season of the National Basketball Association. Frazier and Anthony were joined by controversial writer Stephen A. Smith and NBA legend Bill Laimbeer. Stephen Anthony Smith (born October 14 1967) sometimes referred to as Stephen A William "Bill" Laimbeer Jr (born May 19 1957) is a retired National Basketball Association player for the Detroit Pistons. Laimbeer, departing to continue coaching in the WNBA, was replaced by Tim Legler during the 2004 NBA Playoffs. Timothy Eugene "Legs" Legler (born December 26, 1966 in Washington D The 2004 NBA Playoffs were the postseason of the National Basketball Association 's 2003-04 season. Smith, Legler and Anthony were joined by John Saunders (replacing Frazier, who left to host Entertainment Tonight) from late 2004 to the end of the 2005-2006 season. John Saunders is a Canadian &ndash American sports Journalist from Toronto, Ontario. Entertainment Tonight is a daily Television entertainment news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United The 2004–05 NBA season was the 59th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA The 2005–06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association.

ESPN's studio team was generally more criticized [2] than praised. After the Pacers-Pistons brawl, ESPN's studio team came under severe criticism, both by the media[3] and by ESPN itself [4] for their stance regarding the actions of Indiana Pacer Ron Artest (who infamously entered the stands to confront a fan, sparking the melee). The Pacers-Pistons brawl (also known as The Malice at the Palace and The Basketbrawl) was an altercation that occurred in a National Basketball Association Ronald William Artest Jr (born November 13 1979) is an American professional Basketball player who currently plays with the Houston Saunders came down hard on Detroit fans, referring to them as "punks", while Anthony and Legler defended Artest.

For the 2006-07 NBA season, Saunders was replaced by Fred Hickman, with the remaining team left intact. The 2006–07 NBA season was the 61st season of the National Basketball Association. Fred Hickman is the host of NBA Shootaround and a SportsCenter anchor for ESPN. [5] Previous reports by The Big Lead.com and The New York Post indicated that Anthony, Legler and Smith along with Saunders would be replaced by Dan Patrick, Michael Wilbon and Mark Jackson[6]. The New York Post is the 13th-oldest Newspaper published in the United States and generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continually Daniel Patrick Pugh (born May 15, 1956) better known as Dan Patrick, is an American Sportscaster from Mason Ohio who Michael Raymond Wilbon (born November 19, 1958) is an American sportswriter and columnist Mark A Jackson (born April 1 1965 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American professional Basketball player who played Smith's role was significantly reduced, as he would no longer appear in studio with Hickman, Legler and Anthony, instead appearing during "The A List", a segment during the pregame show.

The program was also moved from ABC-owned studios at Times Square in New York City to ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut. Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West The City of New York Bristol is a city located in Hartford County Connecticut, USA, 20 miles (32 km southwest of Hartford

Ratings

For more details on ESPN's NBA ratings, see National_Basketball_Association_Nielsen_ratings#ESPN. The National Basketball Association has achieved a rapid rise and fall in television ratings since the 1997-1998 NBA season, when ratings for the NBA

ESPN's highest rated NBA game was Game 5 of the 2006 Eastern Conference Finals between the Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television The 2006 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association 's 2005-06 season. The Miami Heat (often referred to simply as the Heat, including in some official team publications with HEAT in all capital letters are a professional Basketball The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area The game scored a 5. 5 cable Nielsen rating, with nearly five million viewers. To put that in context, Monday Night Football on ESPN has posted ratings of 9+ in two of its first three telecasts. Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. ESPN's highest rated regular season contest was the first matchup between Shaquille O'Neal and Yao Ming. Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6 1972 frequently referred to simply as " Shaq " is an African American Professional basketball Yao Ming ( born September 12 1980 is a Professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA The game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets scored a 3. The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California. The Houston Rockets are an American professional Basketball team based in Houston Texas. 82 cable Nielsen rating.

Generally, ESPN's regular season ratings are the same as competitor TNT's. During the playoffs, TNT has higher ratings, especially during the Conference Finals (from 2003 to 2005, TNT's Conference Final ratings were at least a full ratings point higher than ESPN's: 4. 6 to 2. 8 in 2003, 6. 3 to 3. 8 in 2004 and 5. 0 to 4. 0 in 2005). In 2006, for the first time ever, ESPN's Conference Final coverage averaged higher ratings than TNT's, averaging a 4. 8 to TNT's 4. 6.

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ESPN2

Mark Morgan, Tim Legler and Jamal Mashburn on NBA Fastbreak.
Mark Morgan, Tim Legler and Jamal Mashburn on NBA Fastbreak. NBA Wednesday is a weekly presentation of the National Basketball Association on ESPN NBA Friday is a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association games on ESPN. NBA Shootaround is a pregame show for ESPN 's coverage of the National Basketball Association (NBA Mark Morgan is a video game music composer who has produced the soundtracks of various Interplay and Activision computer games Timothy Eugene "Legs" Legler (born December 26, 1966 in Washington D Jamal Mashburn (born November 29 1972 in New York City) is a retired American professional Basketball player This article is about the television program for the pinball game see NBA Fastbreak (pinball NBA Fastbreak is a National Basketball

ESPN2 aired a handful of NBA regular season games from 2002 to 2006, typically in January, when prime time golf tournaments preempted coverage on ESPN. The 2002–03 NBA season was the 57th season of the National Basketball Association. The 2005–06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. On several occasions, ESPN2 would air the first game of a doubleheader, while ESPN air the second game. Starting with the 2006-2007 season, regular season games on ESPN2 were discontinued. The 2006–07 NBA season was the 61st season of the National Basketball Association. During the playoffs, ESPN2 airs games that otherwise would not have appeared on any outlet other than NBA TV, mostly on Friday nights and only during the first round. NBA TV is a Television network that is dedicated to showcasing the sport of Basketball in the United States. In 2003, ESPN2 aired its first and only second round playoff game, Game 1 of the Sacramento Kings-Dallas Mavericks series. The 2003 NBA playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association 's 2002-03 NBA season. The Sacramento Kings are a professional Basketball team based in Sacramento California. The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are the professional Basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas Texas

ESPN2 NBA coverage is mostly made up of studio shows, notably NBA Coast to Coast. NBA Coast to Coast (formerly known as NBA Fastbreak Tuesday and NBA Nation) is a weekly NBA -themed studio program which airs Tuesday nights NBA Coast to Coast, formerly known as NBA Fastbreak Tuesday and NBA Nation, is a two-hour long Tuesday night studio show that features live cut-ins to games throughout the league. In addition to Coast to Coast, ESPN2 airs several editions of NBA Fastbreak, ESPN's NBA oriented highlight show. This article is about the television program for the pinball game see NBA Fastbreak (pinball NBA Fastbreak is a National Basketball

Despite airing fewer than forty NBA games in its eleven years of existence, ESPN2 did televise NBA legend Michael Jordan's final game in Chicago in January of 2003. Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player and active businessman The Chicago Bulls are an American professional Basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern January 2003: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August

ESPN2 is the primary outlet for ESPN WNBA coverage, televising regular season games, the WNBA Finals and the WNBA Draft. The WNBA on ESPN refers to the presentation of Women's National Basketball Association games on the ESPN family of networks The WNBA Finals is the championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA held in early September and played under a Best-of-five playoff The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the WNBA through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball WNBA Shootaround, the WNBA equivalent of the ESPN NBA pregame show, airs sporadically on the network, typically before presentations of WNBA Tuesday.

There is only one NBA game scheduled for ESPN2 during the 2007-2008 season. The 2007–08 NBA season was the 62nd season of the National Basketball Association. However, ESPN2 has aired several playoff games during the past few seasons.

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References

  1. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3174881 Vandeweghe takes key personnel role with Nets
  2. ^ TNT's fun NBA coverage a respite from ESPN's anger
  3. ^ NBA: David DuPree
  4. ^ ESPN boss makes right call after announcers blame fans
  5. ^ 2006-07 NBA SEASON ON ESPN BEGINS NOV. 1
  6. ^ ESPN GETS A RE-PHIL

External links

  1. ESPN jumps through hoops to do NBA right
  2. PLUS: SPORTS MEDIA; ABC and ESPN Name N.B.A. Lineup
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