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NBA On TNT
The ''NBA on TNT'' is an American presentation of National Basketball Association (NBA) games, produced by TNT Sports (formerly known as Turner Sports and later Warner Bros. Discovery Sports). In the United States, the TNT cable network held the rights to broadcast NBA games from 1989 to 2025, making it TNT's longest-running regular program and sporting event, dating back to only a year after TNT's launch on October 3, 1988. Its telecasts were also streamed on its Max platform from 2023 to 2025. TNT's NBA coverage included the '' Inside the NBA'' studio show, weekly doubleheaders throughout the regular season on Tuesdays and Thursdays, a majority of games during the first two rounds of the playoffs, and one conference finals series. It also simulcasted select games with TruTV. In July 2024, the NBA signed new 11-year media deals with ESPN/ ABC, NBC, and Amazon Prime Video. In response, TNT filed a lawsuit against the league, arguing that their yearly billion-dollar offer m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 NBA Season
The 2017–18 NBA season was the 72nd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 17, 2017, earlier than previous seasons to reduce the number of "back-to-back" games teams were scheduled to play, with the 2017 Eastern Conference champion (and Finals runner–up) Cleveland Cavaliers hosting a game against the Boston Celtics at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The 2018 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 18, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. The regular season ended on April 11, 2018. The playoffs began on April 14, 2018 and ended on June 8 with the Golden State Warriors defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals. Transactions Retirement * On July 17, 2017, Paul Pierce signed a ceremonial contract with the Boston Celtics and officially retired as a Celtic after playing 19 seasons and winning one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Ready
Stephanie Ready (born November 30, 1974) is an American broadcaster for NBA on TNT and was formerly a broadcaster for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Charlotte Hornets. Prior to her broadcasting career, she was a basketball Coach (basketball), coach and gained recognition as the first female coach of a men's professional league team in 2001 in sports, 2001. After a stint as a head coach at the NBA Development League, she was a part of Hornets’ broadcasts for over a decade, including a stint as the first full-time female NBA game analyst. Personal life Born in Takoma Park, Maryland, Ready attended National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C. followed by Coppin State University in Baltimore, where she played basketball and volleyball for the Coppin State Eagles. She ranked in the top 10 on the basketball career list in steals (2nd), assists (4th), points (8th) and rebounds (10th). Ready graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in psychology. ''Ebony'' magazine nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside The NBA
''Inside the NBA'', branded for sponsorship purposes as ''Inside the NBA presented by Kia'', is the halftime and postgame studio show that aired for ''NBA on TNT'' broadcasts from 1989 to 2025. The show has been hosted since 1990 by Ernie Johnson, joined on set by three analysts: Kenny Smith (since 1998), Charles Barkley (since 2000), and Shaquille O'Neal (since 2011). Notable former analysts have included Magic Johnson (2003–2007), Reggie Miller (2008–2011), and Chris Webber (2008–2011). Since the early 2000s, the show has consistently been rated as among the best sports analysis shows on American television, and over its history has won nineteen Sports Emmy Awards. Starting in the 2025–26 season, the show will air on ESPN and ABC, as part of a sub-licensing agreement between parent companies the Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. Discovery, with the program being produced by Warner Bros. Television Studios under the TNT Sports brand. History ''Inside the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 NBA Season
The 2023–24 NBA season was the 78th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 24, 2023, and ended on April 14, 2024. The NBA held their first-ever in-season tournament from November 3 to December 9, with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the tournament against the Indiana Pacers. The 2024 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 18, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The play-in tournament took place from April 16–19, and the 2024 NBA playoffs began on April 20. The NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks started on June 6, with the Celtics winning the championship on June 17, for an NBA record 18th title. Transactions Retirement * On June 14, 2023, Ekpe Udoh announced his retirement from professional basketball to become an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks. He played for four teams in his 13-year career as well as several teams overseas. * On June 18, 2023, Lou Williams announced his retir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 NBA Season
The 2024–25 NBA season is the 79th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 22, 2024, and ended on April 13, 2025. The NBA held an in-season tournament for the second consecutive year, now called the Emirates NBA Cup. The 2025 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 16, 2025, at Chase Center in San Francisco. The play-in tournament was played from April 15 to 18, 2025, followed by the playoffs the next day, and concluding with the 2025 NBA Finals, NBA Finals in June. Transactions Retirements * On July 2, 2024, Kemba Walker announced his retirement from professional basketball. He joined the Charlotte Hornets, Hornets as a player enhancement coach the next day. * On August 1, 2024, Gordon Hayward retired from professional basketball. * On August 15, 2024, Joe Harris (basketball), Joe Harris retired from professional basketball. *On September 26, 2024, Derrick Rose retired from professional basketball. He played for six different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989–90 NBA Season
The 1989–90 NBA season was the 44th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Detroit Pistons winning their second consecutive NBA Championship, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. It was also the Pistons' second NBA title overall. Notable occurrences *The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Orlando Magic entered the NBA as the league's 26th and 27th franchises. The Timberwolves played their preseason schedule at the Met Center in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington home of the NHL's Minnesota North Stars. They played their regular season schedule at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, former home of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and MLB's Minnesota Twins. They would move to smaller-capacity Target Center for the 1990–91 season. The Magic would play at Orlando Arena (later known as TD Waterhouse Centre and Amway Arena) for the next 21 years. *The NBA All-Star Weekend was in Miami Arena in Miami. In the 1990 NBA A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max (streaming Service)
Max (known in other countries as, and soon to be reverted globally to HBO Max) is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming service. It is a proprietary unit of List of assets owned by Warner Bros. Discovery#Warner Bros. Discovery Streaming, Warner Bros. Discovery Streaming on behalf of Home Box Office, Inc., which is itself a division of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The platform offers content from the List of libraries owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, libraries of Warner Bros., Discovery Channel, Discovery, HBO, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Animal Planet, TBS (American TV channel), TBS, TNT (American TV network), TNT, Eurosport, and their related brands. Max first launched (as HBO Max) in the United States on May 27, 2020. Max is the List of streaming media services#Streaming video on demand, fourth most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service, with 117 milli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBATV
NBA TV is an American sports-oriented pay television network owned by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and operated by Warner Bros. Discovery through TNT Sports. Dedicated to basketball, the network features exhibition, regular season and playoff game broadcasts from the NBA and related professional basketball leagues, as well as NBA-related content including analysis programs, specials and documentaries. The network is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The network also serves as the national broadcaster of the NBA G League and WNBA games. NBA TV is the oldest subscription network in North America to be owned or controlled by a professional sports league, having launched on November 2, 1999. , NBA TV is available to approximately 37.0 million television households in the United States, down from its 2013 peak of 61.0 million households. History The network launched on November 2, 1999 as nba.com TV; the channel, which was renamed to the second and current name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TruTV
TruTV (stylized as truTV) is an American basic cable Television channel, channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel primarily broadcasts reruns of Television comedy, comedy, Reality television, docusoaps and reality shows, with a recent strong primetime focus on live sports. The channel was originally launched on December 14, 1990 as Court TV, a network that focused on crime-themed programs such as true crime documentary series, legal dramas, and coverage of prominent criminal cases. The channel was initially a joint venture between Time Warner, Cablevision, American Lawyer Media, Liberty Media, and GE, with Liberty joining the venture a year after its launch in 1991. By 2005, Liberty Media and Time Warner had purchased ALM, Cablevision and GE's stakes in Court TV. Time Warner subsequently bought out Liberty's share in 2006 for $735 million, and brought the channel under the Turner Broadcasting System. In 2008, the channel relaunched as TruTV, changing its focus to ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TBS (American TV Network)
TBS (an initialism of Turner Broadcasting System) is an American basic cable Television broadcasting, television network owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Global Linear Networks, Global Linear Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery. It carries a Generalist channel, variety of programming, with a focus on television comedy, comedy, along with some sports events through TNT Sports (United States), TNT Sports, including MLB on TBS, Major League Baseball, Stanley Cup playoffs, and the NCAA March Madness (TV program), NCAA men's basketball tournament. As of September 2018, TBS was received by approximately 90.391 million households that subscribe to a pay television service throughout the United States. By June 2023, this number has dropped to 71.3 million households. TBS' sister networks are TNT (American TV network), TNT, TruTV, and Turner Classic Movies, with the first two channels also providing sports coverage through TNT Sports. TBS was originally established on December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TNT (American TV Network)
TNT (an initialism of Turner Network Television) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Global Linear Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. Its sister networks are TBS, TruTV, and Turner Classic Movies, with the former two also having sports coverage. , TNT was received by approximately 89.573 million households that subscribe to a subscription television service throughout the United States. By June 2023, this number has dropped to 71.2 million households. The channel was launched on October 3, 1988, with the purpose to air classic films and television series to which Turner Broadcasting System maintained spillover rights through sister channel TBS. On June 2001, the network went through a major shift in its programming, and began to focus on drama series and feature films, along with some sporting events (including NBA, NHL, U.S. Soccer, the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and professional wrestling shows '' AE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TNT Sports (United States)
TNT Sports is the division of Warner Bros. Discovery in the United States that is responsible for sports broadcasts on its parent company's streaming service, Max, and primarily the TruTV, TBS, and TNT cable channels. The division also operates the online digital media outlets for the NCAA, NBA, PGA Tour, and PGA of America; the sports news website Bleacher Report; NBA TV, on behalf of the NBA; and also owns a minority share in MLB Network. Its name originates from the TV network TNT. TNT Sports' formation dates back to the 1970s as the sports division of Turner Broadcasting System's basic cable networks, with separate TNT Sports and TBS Sports brands for TNT and TBS, respectively. A unified Turner Sports brand was then introduced in 1995, followed by Turner Broadcasting merging into Time Warner in 1996. Following AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner in 2018 (which would become WarnerMedia), Turner Sports was combined with CNN and AT&T SportsNet into a new division known as War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
