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NBA TV to Air Five USA Basketball Men’s National Team Exhibition Games

NBA Digital

NBA TV to Televise Five USA Basketball Men’s National Team Exhibition Games presented by Nike, Beginning Friday, August 9, at 10 p.m. ET

 

Live Game Commentators to Include Olympic Gold Medal Winner Grant Hill, Along with Greg Anthony, Matt Winer, Casey Stern, Kristen Ledlow & Jared Greenberg

 

NBA TV will televise all five USA Basketball Men’s National Team exhibition games presented by Nike, beginning with the Blue-White intra-squad game live from Las Vegas on Friday, Aug. 9, at 10 p.m. ET. Game commentators for the first telecast will be Matt Winer (play-by-play), Greg Anthony (analyst) and Kristen Ledlow (reporter).

 

The following week, Casey Stern (play-by-play), Grant Hill (analyst) and Jared Greenberg (reporter) will call the USA vs. Spain exhibition on Friday, Aug. 16, at 10 p.m., live from Anaheim.

 

The network will round out its coverage with three world feed game telecasts from Australia, including two USA vs. Australia exhibitions – Thursday, Aug. 22, at 5:30 a.m. and Saturday, Aug. 24, at midnight – and USA vs. Canada on Monday, Aug. 26, at 5:30 a.m. 

 

NBA TV’s USA Basketball Exhibition Game Telecast Schedule

 

Friday, Aug. 9, at 10 p.m. ET               USA Men’s National Team: Blue Team vs. White Team

                                                                 Matt Winer, Greg Anthony & Kristen Ledlow

 

Friday, Aug. 16, at 10 p.m.                    USA Men’s National Team vs. Spain

                                                                 Casey Stern, Grant Hill & Jared Greenberg

 

Thursday, Aug. 22, at 5:30 a.m.           USA Men’s National Team vs. Australia

                                                        

Saturday, Aug. 24, at 12 a.m.               USA Men’s National Team vs. Australia

                                                           

Monday, Aug. 26, at 5:30 a.m.             USA Men’s National Team vs. Canada

                                   

                    

USA Basketball Men’s National Team coverage throughout August and September will include game highlights and practice reports via NBA TV’s signature studio show, NBA GameTime. Additionally, the network will offer re-airs for all five exhibition games, including same day replays for all three games from Australia at 8 p.m.

 

About NBA TV

NBA TV is a part of NBA Digital, the NBA's extensive cross-platform portfolio of digital assets jointly managed by the NBA and Turner Sports including NBA TV, NBA.com, NBA League Pass, NBA League Pass Broadband, NBA App, NBAGLEAGUE.com and WNBA.com.

 

About USA Basketball

Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and chaired by retired Gen. Martin Dempsey, USA Basketball is a nonprofit organization and the national governing body for basketball in the United States. As the recognized governing body for basketball in the U.S. by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), USA Basketball is responsible for the selection, training and fielding of USA national teams that compete in FIBA-sponsored five-on-five and 3x3 international competitions, as well as for some national competitions and for the development of youth basketball. Connect with USA Basketball at USAB.com and on Facebook (USABasketball and USABYouth), Twitter (@usabasketball, @USABYouth,), Instagram (@USABasketball) and YouTube.com/usabasketball.

 

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