Now, it's all about mobile data, which consumers need in order to play games, stream video, connect via social media, and even attend online classes. Hubie Brown and Jeff Van Gundy are currently the only former TNT announcers working for ESPN/ABC. "We're not used to not seeing our team. "We reminded each other we're not a team yet. The practices run a lot smoother when the players already have a strong idea on what to do.". The tool has proven to be effective for the New Orleans Pelicans, Portland Trail Blazers, and Phoenix Suns in the NBA. [15] Previous themes for TNT were composed by Edd Kalehoff,[16] Big Bad Voodoo Daddy,[17] Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. [2], In July 2011, it was announced that Shaquille O'Neal would join as an analyst and he signed a multi-year agreement. However, TBS may still air the start of the second game in case the ongoing first game on TNT extends beyond the tip-off time of the second game. The Basketball Tournament (TBT). In addition, NBA TV's 'Fan Night' games gave way to TNT on select Tuesday nights. [3], For the 2016-17 season, TNT announced that it would air a new series of Monday-night doubleheaders during the later half of the season, beginning on January 16, 2017. 'The bourbon flows like water': Marty & McGee reminisce on CFB's best tailgating scenes. Kerr served that role from 2003 to 2006, and again from 2010 to 2014; in between he served as general manager of the Phoenix Suns. Virtually all TNT games, regular season or postseason, are simulcast in Canada via TSN, Sportsnet, or NBA TV Canada. Knowing that late arrivals wouldn't be allowed and anyone who left the Clark bubble wouldn't be allowed back in, the TNT management decided to leave Reyes out. Prior to his death on December 15, 2016, Craig Sager served a variety of roles on TNT, most prominently as a sideline reporter. The TNT Tropang Giga and the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters have gotten off to hot starts inside the PBA “bubble.” However, only one team will keep its immaculate slate once Monday ends after the two teams clash in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Angeles University Foundation Sports & Cultural Sports Arena in Pampanga.

Perkins then posted a career-high 31 points on top of 12 rebounds in their 110-105 win over the NorthPort Batang Pier. Brown, whose role on TNT was going to be significantly reduced starting with the 2002–03 season, left in 2002 to coach the Memphis Grizzlies. However, in the 2010-11 NBA season the studio crew started taking their pre-game, halftime and Inside the NBA shows on the road in the regular season, specifically select games involving the Miami Heat on TNT, due to the heightened media coverage surrounding the Heat's acquisitions of LeBron James and Chris Bosh. In the second round, TNT airs playoff games from Sunday to Wednesday nights. Sign up as a fan, support that team that wins, and you could win a share of the prize! Phoenix, on the other hand, has been equally as lethal, winning two straight games, thanks to the stellar play of Matthew Wright and Jason Perkins. The tripleheaders, which were criticized by both fans and many in the media, consisted of one game at 6:00 p.m., another at 8:30 p.m., and a final game at 11:00 p.m. After 2003, the NBA and TNT discontinued the tripleheaders, instead settling for a doubleheader on TNT and a single game on NBA TV simultaneously. Doug Collins used to be the secondary analyst on TNT; he was also the lead analyst in his first stint with the network from 1989 to 1995, pairing with the likes of Bob Neal, Ron Thulin and Pete Van Wieren. Albert and Mike Fratello—both of whom worked as a team in the NBA on NBC's early years—would ultimately reunite on TNT. However, only one team will keep its immaculate slate once Monday ends after the two teams clash in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Angeles University Foundation Sports & Cultural Sports Arena in Pampanga. The current NBA on TNT commentating roster includes Marv Albert, Kevin Harlan, Brian Anderson, Ian Eagle, and Spero Dedes for play-by-play.

On May 11, 2011, Turner Sports (this includes TBS) broadcast its 1,000th playoff telecast. For TNT, it remains to be seen whether Pogoy will be able to play after he suffered a sprained ankle in their last game against San Miguel, where he landed on the foot of guard Gelo Alolino while attempting a jumper. CLARK, Pampanga -- The TNT franchise changed their monicker from KaTropa to Tropang Giga before the start of the PBA restart to further stress their push for mobile internet usage. "These are very challenging times. [6] TNT also announced that the Players Only games would now air every Tuesday starting January 23; the franchise also expanded to include Tuesday night games on NBA TV during the first half of the season. Reggie Miller was also sought out by ABC and ESPN, only to go to TNT. In recent years, fans have reckoned it as what NBC was doing throughout that network's coverage of the league. [7][8], For the 2019–20 season, Stan Van Gundy joined the network as a color commentator. $2 million. TNT broadcast on Christmas Day again in 2011, when it broadcast the game between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, the very first game of the 2011–12 season, as a result of a lockout. [9] TNT also announced plans to reformat its Tuesday games, dropping the Players Only concept. Reggie Miller and Chris Webber are the main color commentators and are assigned to work Thursday games. The management saw how helpful the technology could be, especially with the limitations of gatherings in the midst of the lockdown period, so they decided it was worth the shot. In his second stint from 2003 to 2010, he was usually paired with Harlan during the regular season, but was also paired with Albert during the NBA All-Star Game and the Conference Finals. However, in 2011, ESPN opted to air one matinee game on MLK Day, and NBA TV on the second matinee, leaving TNT to air the remaining two night games. Parker and Wade, along with Miller, Webber, and other analysts will contribute to the studio show at times. The NBA postgame show which features the four, Inside the NBA, has gained popularity in recent years for the chemistry and banter they have. Sager was usually paired with Cheryl Miller on most doubleheaders from 1997 to 2013. The original voice of the NBA on TNT was Bob Neal, who worked with the network from 1989 to 1995; he was also the original voice of the NBA on TBS.

"We were doing our best to help the players manage their conditioning, but TNT management instructed us to find ways to educate ourselves so the time we had on our hands won't be wasted.". True to their team name, the TNT Tropang Giga, who are currently doing well in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup, have found that one of the solutions to the new challenges that the PBA bubble present is innovation based on consistent internet connection. Other than their regular Thursday schedule, TNT also airs NBA regular season games on Martin Luther King Day, during which tripleheaders were still used. The substitute studio hosts will also be on hand for Inside the NBA and the other game's pre-game and halftime presentations; the "backup" crew at the time consisted of Matt Winer, Chris Webber and Kevin McHale. "Our players can all look at our plays via animation anytime and anywhere on their mobile devices using the Smart 5G network," he said. Webber, Reggie Miller, and Steve Kerr, fresh off calling the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship Game for CBS Sports the Monday before, worked that game. Can Joe Milton put a stop to Michigan's quarterback carousel? With the advent of the new NBA television deal in 2003 (which ended TBS's coverage), TNT has aired playoff games alone, including (in 2003 only) some weekday tripleheaders. Doug Collins, who resigned from TNT to become the Philadelphia 76ers head coach in 2010, joined ESPN after resigning from the 76ers three years later and left ESPN in 2017 to work with the Chicago Bulls. On October 6, 2014, Turner Sports and the NBA renewed their television and digital rights agreements through 2025.[20][21]. Ernie Johnson controls the studio hosting duties on Thursdays, with Adam Lefkoe being added as Tuesday studio host in 2020.
Normally the studio crew of Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley would stay in the TNT Atlanta studios for all of the regular season and the first two rounds of the playoffs. CLARK, Pampanga – Rust from a seven-month break may have played a factor to most players in the PBA 45th season restart, but definitely not to TNT … However, the network announced that they would air a Christmas Day game on December 25, 2017 (a Monday) featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers. "So when they're on the bus or in their rooms, they always have the option to study more.