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There is some more good news for basketball fans who want to catch their favorite stars this summer ahead of the 2016 Olympics. That is thanks to NBA TV.
Officials with NBA TV announced Tuesday that the network will carry coverage of nine Men’s and Women’s USA Basketball Exhibition Games in the days leading up to the 2016 Summer Olympics. Broadcast of the games, presented by Nike, begins Friday, July 22nd at 9pm ET when the USA Men’s National Team takes on Argentina. In total NBA TV’s USA Basketball exhibition schedule includes five USA Men’s National Team games and four USA Women’s National Team games. Legendary NBA broadcaster Marv Albert will team with Matt Winer for play-by-play action in the USA Men’ National Team games. They will be joined by Gold medalists Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, and Steve Smith for analysis. Reporter Jared Greenberg will also be on hand for additional news and interviews during each game.
Vince Cellini will have the call for the USA Women’s National Team games. He will be joined by Gold Medalist Lisa Leslie for analysis and additional commentary. Reporter Kristen Ledlow will also be on hand for all of the latest in-game news and interviews.
The full schedule for NBA TV’s USA Basketball Exhibition games is noted below. Each game will be followed by a live half-hour edition of NBA TV’s NBA GameTime. It will be broadcast live from Turner Studios in Atlanta.
NBA TV’s USA Basketball Exhibition Game Telecast Schedule presented by Nike
Fri., July 22, at 9 p.m. ET USA Men’s National Team vs. Argentina*
Matt Winer, Steve Smith, Jared Greenberg
Sun., July 24, at 8 p.m. USA Men’s National Team vs. China*
Marv Albert, Reggie Miller, Greenberg
Mon., July 25, at 10 p.m. USA Women’s National Team vs. USA Basketball Select Team
Vince Cellini, Lisa Leslie, Kristen Ledlow
Tue., July 26, at 10 p.m. USA Men’s National Team vs. China*
Winer, Smith, Greenberg
Wed., July 27, at 7:30 p.m. USA Women’s National Team vs. France
Cellini, Leslie, Ledlow
Fri., July 29, at 7 p.m. USA Women’s National Team vs. Canada
Cellini, Leslie, Ledlow
Fri., July 29, at 9 p.m. USA Men’s National Team vs. Venezuela*
Winer, Grant Hill, Greenberg
Sun., July 31, at 4 p.m. USA Women’s National Team vs. Australia
Cellini, Leslie, Ledlow
Mon., August 1, at 8 p.m. USA Men’s National Team vs. Nigeria*
Winer, Hill, Greenberg
As an additional bonus for basketball fans, NBA TV will air the NBA special NBA Real Training Camp: USA Basketball Presented by Jeep on Tuesday, July 19th at 3pm ET. The two-and-a-half-hour program will air live from Las Vegas. It takes viewers behind the scenes at one of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team practices in preparation for its exhibition games. It will be hosted by Matt Winer. He will be joined by analysts Grant Hill and Steve Smith for additional commentary. Reporter Jared Greenberg will also be on hand for additional insight an interviews with the likes of USA National Team Managing Director Jerry Colangelo and USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski. The Men’s USA National Team includes a number of today’s biggest NBA stars including but not limited to: Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, DeMarcus Cousins, Paul George, Harrison Barnes, Jimmy Butler, DeMar DeRozan, DeAndre Jordan and Kyle Lowry.
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