Doing the ESPN studio show on NBA Christmas Day is one of the longest marathons in sports broadcasting. Pregame starts at 11 a.m. ET and the show goes until halftime of the fifth game, around 11: ...

Assuming ESPN cedes production control to TNT, we may actually get lengthier conversations about the NBA as well. Christmas Day should not only be a day of great basketball games, but a marquee ...

We'll be keeping tabs on every trade as they occur, including grades from ESPN NBA Insider Kevin Pelton. MORE: Latest buzz, reports | Trade grades | Outlook for all 30 teams Phoenix Suns get ...

3:05 p.m. ET: The Los Angeles Lakers are planning to sign former New Orleans Pelicans center Trey Jemison on a two-way NBA contract and waiving Quincy Olivari, sources tell ESPN's Shams Charania.

ESPN & NBA's "Dunk the Halls"? Drew Carter will serve as the play-by-play commentator alongside ESPN basketball analyst Monica McNutt. – with none other than Daisy Duck as the sideline reporter.

Big audiences on Christmas Day helped ESPN’s NBA viewership narrative do a complete 180. According to ESPN PR, the network’s NBA programming is up 5% versus this time last year — completely ...

In the decade since I first awarded the Golden Basketball for performance across all competitions in the calendar year -- similar to the previous format of soccer's Ballon d'Or, which moved from an ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year in the NBA. Christmas Day is a tradition like no other in the association, and we’ve got quite a smorgasbord of high-flying, high-quality basketball to ...

Florida’s 13-0 start to the 2024-25 season has the Gators steady at No. 13 on the ESPN Basketball Power Index on New Year’s Eve. The Gators defeated Stetson by 40 points on Sunday to close out ...

A Christmas Day tradition for more than 50 years is back for another season with five NBA teams playing basketball games on Dec. 25. An ESPN spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY that fans will have ...

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