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Cleveland Cavaliers-Golden State Warriors NBA Finals Rematch Highlights ABC’s...
The tradition continues as Christmas will be home to the NBA on ABC and ESPN for the 15th consecutive season. On Sunday, Dec. 25, ABC and ESPN will combine to present over 13 consecutive hours of NBA...
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On Newsstands Friday: ESPN The Magazine’s Anything’s Possible Issue
Say what you will about 2016, but it kept us on our toes. It was the year that proved just about anything can happen if given the chance. It was the year we learned that baseball fans who had suffered...
View ArticleTranscript: ESPN & ABC Christmas Day NBA Games Media Call with Hubie Brown
Earlier today, ESPN NBA analyst and Hall of Famer Hubie Brown answered media questions to preview NBA games playing on Christmas Day (more coverage details can be found here.) This is the 15th...
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ESPN Digital Media Reaches 102 Million U.S. Fans in November, Sets More Records
Driven by ESPN Fantasy Football and coverage of the NFL, College Football and NBA, as well as FiveThirtyEight’s coverage of the Presidential Election, ESPN reached 101.8 million unique visitors in the...
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ESPN Teams with Sports Icon Kobe Bryant to Present Canvas
ESPN today announced it is teaming up with sports icon Kobe Bryant to present Canvas – a special new content initiative, which will debut on Christmas, Sunday, Dec. 25, during the 2 p.m. ET edition of...
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Rachel Nichols’ Sit-down Interview with Kyrie Irving on ABC NBA Countdown Sunday
ESPN’s Rachel Nichols conducted a special sit-down interview with Cleveland Cavaliers’ superstar Kyrie Irving this week, which will air in its entirety during the NBA Countdown pre-game show at 2 p.m....
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NBA Finals Rematch on ABC Matches Highest-Rated Christmas Game in 12 Years in...
The Christmas Day NBA Finals rematch on ABC, in which the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors 109-108 after a thrilling fourth quarter comeback, delivered a strong 5.9 overnight...
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NBA Finals Rematch on ABC Delivers Most-Watched Christmas Game in 12 Years in...
The Christmas Day NBA Finals rematch on ABC, in which the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in a 109-108 thriller, delivered a total live audience of 10,163,000 average viewers...
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ESPN Adds Memphis Grizzlies-Oklahoma City Thunder Telecast to its NBA...
ESPN today announced an update to its NBA schedule in January. On Wednesday, Jan. 11, the Memphis Grizzlies and Marc Gasol will visit the Oklahoma City Thunder and early-season M.V.P. candidate Russell...
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ESPN2 to Air The Harlem Globetrotters Southern California Special January 2
ESPN2 will air The Harlem Globetrotters Southern California Special on Monday, Jan. 2, at 7 p.m. ET. The telecast will feature Harlem Globetrotter stars Big Easy Lofton, Ant Atkinson and Hi-Lite Bruton...
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ESPN Adds Houston Rockets-Milwaukee Bucks Telecast to its NBA Schedule on...
ESPN has made an update to its NBA telecast schedule for Wednesday, Jan. 18: the Houston Rockets and early M.V.P. candidate James Harden will host the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo at 8...
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ESPN’s MLK Day Observance Includes Obama “First Fan” Salute; Athletes...
Bulls-Grizzlies Sunday Night Game Telecast to Include MLK Day Elements A tribute to the sports fandom and involvement of outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama and a special edition of The Jump will...
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ESPN NBA Schedule Update: Houston Rockets at Philadelphia 76ers Added on...
ESPN has made an update to its upcoming NBA telecast schedule: the Houston Rockets and early M.V.P. candidate James Harden will visit the Philadelphia 76ers and rookie sensation Joel Embiid on Friday,...
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NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC: Season Two Debut is Highest-Rated...
The season two debut of NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC is the highest-rated, non-Christmas NBA game of the 2016-17 regular season across ABC and ESPN. The San Antonio Spurs’ thrilling overtime victory...
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Sage Steele, Jalen Rose Form NBA Countdown Duo for ABC’s NBA Sunday Showcase
ESPN today announced that host Sage Steele and analyst Jalen Rose will form the NBA Countdown studio duo for pregame and halftime shows during ABC’s NBA Sunday Showcase series. Coverage for the popular...
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Brent Musburger to Call His Final Event January 31
Illustrious Play-by-Play Career Spanned Decades
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Viewership for Season Debut of ABC’s NBA Sunday Showcase Up 33 Percent
Viewership for the season debut of the NBA Sunday Showcase series on ABC (Jan. 29) was up 33 percent compared to last year’s season debut, according to Nielsen. This past Sunday’s matchup – a 107-91...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & James Worthy to Join Michelle Beadle, Jalen Rose &...
ESPN will air a special edition of NBA Countdown charged by Mountain Dew, featuring Naismith Basketball Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Worthy, this Friday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. ET....
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Multiple Programming Offerings Commemorate Black History Month Across ESPN...
ESPN will celebrate the achievements of African-Americans within sports and in society with Black History Month offerings on ESPN platforms during the month of February.
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ESPN to Exclusively Televise NBA All-Star Celebrity Game 2017
SC6’s Michael Smith & Jemele Hill as Guest Coaches NBA Countdown’s Michelle Beadle to Join Mark Jones & Cassidy Hubbarth to Provide Commentary ESPN will televise NBA All-Star Celebrity Game...
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