ESPN3 to Carry 23 Live Samsung NBA Summer League 2014 Games from Las Vegas
SportsCenter on site with Sage Steele, P.J. Carlesimo, Avery Johnson, Tom Penn & Chris Broussard
ESPN will provide extensive coverage of the Samsung NBA Summer League 2014 in Las Vegas with 23 live games on ESPN3 and a full week of on-site SportsCenter segments beginning Friday, July 11. ESPN3’s slate of games tips off with a doubleheader Friday, July 11, when the Golden State Warriors meet the Charlotte Hornets at 8:30 p.m. ET. Following, the NBA D-League Select Team will face the New Orleans Pelicans at 10:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Insider Chris Broussard and analyst P.J. Carlesimo will contribute to SportsCenter from Las Vegas throughout opening weekend with live hits, reports and analysis.
Beginning Monday, July 14, and continuing through the week, NBA Countdown host Sage Steele will join Carlesimo, Broussard and analysts Avery Johnson and Tom Penn for around-the-clock SportsCenter coverage on site at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. Carlesimo and Johnson have previously coached NBA Summer League, while Penn, a former NBA team executive, will provide front office perspective.
ESPN3 will also provide archived coverage of the Samsung NBA Summer League 2014 Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals from Saturday, July 19, through Monday, July 21.
Date | Time (ET) | Game | Networks |
Fri, Jul 11 | 8:30 p.m. | Golden State Warriors vs. Charlotte Hornets | ESPN3 |
10:30 p.m. | NBA D-League Select Team vs. New Orleans Pelicans | ESPN3 | |
Sat, Jul 12 | 6:30 p.m. | Dallas Mavericks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves | ESPN3 |
8:30 p.m. | Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Clippers | ESPN3 | |
10 p.m. | Houston Rockets vs. Miami Heat | ESPN3 | |
Sun, Jul 13 | 6:30 p.m. | Atlanta Hawks vs. NBA D-League Select Team | ESPN3 |
8:30 p.m. | Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets | ESPN3 | |
10:30 p.m. | Washington Wizards vs. Minnesota Timberwolves | ESPN3 | |
Mon, Jul 14 | 6:30 p.m. | San Antonio Spurs vs. New Orleans Pelicans | ESPN3 |
8:30 p.m. | Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Clippers | ESPN3 | |
10:30 p.m. | Utah Jazz vs. Milwaukee Bucks | ESPN3 | |
Tue, Jul 15 | 6:30 p.m. | Miami Heat vs. Washington Wizards | ESPN3 |
8:30 p.m. | Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets | ESPN3 | |
Wed, Jul 16 | 6:30 p.m. | #12 Seed vs. #21 Seed (Game 40) | ESPN3 |
8:30 p.m. | #14 Seed vs. #19 Seed (Game 42) | ESPN3 | |
10:30 p.m. | #16 Seed vs. #17 Seed (Game 44) | ESPN3 | |
Thu, Jul 17 | 6:30 p.m. | #5 Seed vs. Winner of Game 40 (Game 48) | ESPN3 |
8:30 p.m. | #3 Seed vs. Winner of Game 42 (Game 50) | ESPN3 | |
10:30 p.m. | #1 Seed vs. Winner of Game 44 (Game 52) | ESPN3 | |
Fri, Jul 18 | 4:30 p.m. | Loser of Game 39 vs. Loser of Game 40 (Game 54) | ESPN3 |
6:30 p.m. | Loser of Game 43 vs. Loser of Game 44 (Game 56) | ESPN3 | |
8:30 p.m. | Loser of Game 47 vs. Loser of Game 48 (Game 58) | ESPN3 | |
10:30 p.m. | Loser of Game 51 vs. Loser of Game 52 (Game 60) | ESPN3 | |
Sat, Jul 19 | 4 p.m. | Quarterfinals: Winner of Game 46 vs. Winner of Game 51 (Game 61)* | ESPN3 |
6 p.m. | Quarterfinals: Winner of Game 47 vs. Winner of Game 50 (Game 62)* | ESPN3 | |
8 p.m. | Quarterfinals: Winner of Game 45 vs. Winner of Game 52 (Game 63)* | ESPN3 | |
10 p.m. | Quarterfinals: Winner of Game 48 vs. Winner of Game 49 (Game 64)* | ESPN3 | |
Sun, Jul 20 | 6 p.m. | Semifinals: Winner of Game 61 vs. Winner of Game 62 (Game 65)* | ESPN3 |
8 p.m. | Semifinals: Winner of Game 63 vs. Winner of Game 64 (Game 66)* | ESPN3 | |
Mon, Jul 21 | 9 p.m. | Final: Winner of Game 65 vs. Winner of Game 66* | ESPN3 |
*Archived coverage
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