NBA TV to Exclusively Televise 2018 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class Enshrinement – Featuring Ray Allen, Grant Hill, Jason Kidd & Steve Nash – Friday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. ET

Network’s Week-Long Hall of Fame Dedicated Programming to Begin Saturday, Sept. 1

Players Only: Jason Kidd & Grant Hill One-Hour Special to Highlight
Hall of Fame Week Programming on Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 8 p.m.

NBA TV will exclusively televise the 2018 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony from Springfield, Mass., on Friday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. ET.  The network’s coverage will begin with the 2018 Hall of Fame Red Carpet Show at 6 p.m., hosted by Casey Stern alongside 2016 Curt Gowdy Media Award recipient David Aldridge and Kristen Ledlow.

This year’s standout class – headlined by 10-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA Champion Ray Allen, five-time All-NBA selection and two-time NCAA Champion Grant Hill, 10-time NBA All-Star and five-time NBA assist champion Jason Kidd and two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash – will be celebrated throughout the week via dedicated programming on NBA TV, beginning Saturday, Sept. 1.

Additionally, NBA TV will premiere Players Only: Jason Kidd & Grant Hill – a one-hour sit-down conversation between the league’s 1994-95 co-Rookies of the Year as they reflect on their careers, which have intersected since their youth basketball days – on Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 8 p.m.  Click on the write-ups below to view sample clips from their conversation.

Grant Hill & Jason Kidd talk about the honor of entering the Hall of Fame as part of the same class & being forever linked together	The duo reflects on Kidd leading Cal to an upset over Hill & two-time defending champion Duke in the 1993 NCAA Tournament	Remembering the 1994 NBA Draft and each player’s emotions in the green room leading up to being selected by Dallas and Detroit
The NBA’s 1994-95 co-Rookies of the Year explain what it was like to split the award with each other	Kidd recalls the total team buy-in it took for the Dallas Mavericks to win the 2011 NBA Championship	From co-Rookies of the Year to veterans, Hill & Kidd remember facing off late in their careers

The network will dedicate a full day of programming to each of Allen, Nash, Kidd and Hill leading into enshrinement day, featuring some of their top career performances and moments:

Saturday, Sept. 1 – Ray Allen

Time (ET)	Game	Highlights
Noon & 9 p.m.	2001 E.C. Semis, G7 – Hornets vs. Bucks	Allen matched his then-career playoff high with 28 points to lead Milwaukee to the Eastern Conference Finals
2 p.m.	Jan. 22, 2006 – SuperSonics vs. Suns	A 42-point effort by Allen helped Seattle to a 152-149 double OT win over Phoenix
4 p.m. & 1 a.m.	2010 NBA Finals, G2 – Celtics vs. Lakers	Boston knotted the series against Los Angeles at 1-1 on the strength of Allen’s game-high 32 points
7 p.m. & 3 a.m.	2013 NBA Finals, G6 – Spurs vs. Heat	Perhaps Allen’s most famous shot tied Game 6 with seconds left, setting Miami up for an OT win & eventual NBA Championship

Sunday, Sept. 2 – Steve Nash

Time (ET)	Game	Highlights
6 a.m. & 7 p.m.	2007 W.C. Semis, G4 – Suns vs. Spurs	Nash scores 24 points and dishes out 15 assists in Phoenix’s 104-98 win, tying the series against San Antonio at 2-2
7 a.m. & 3 p.m.	2005 W.C. Semis, G6 – Suns vs. Mavs	Phoenix advances to the Western Conference Finals behind Nash’s 39-12-9 in a 130-126 OT win over Dallas
11 a.m. & 8 p.m.	2010 W.C. Semis, G4 – Suns vs. Spurs	Nash chipped in 20 points & 9 assists as Phoenix swept San Antonio to advance to the Western Conference Finals
1 & 9 p.m.	2006 W.C. 1st Rd, G6 – Suns vs. Lakers	Nash’s 32 points and 13 assists help Phoenix outlast L.A. & Kobe Bryant’s 50-point performance in OT, evening the series at 3-3

Tuesday, Sept. 4 – Jason Kidd

Time (ET)	Game	Highlights
6 a.m. & 6 p.m.	Apr. 11, 1995 – Mavs vs. Rockets	Rookie Kidd recorded his third triple-double in a week, guiding Dallas to a 156-147 double OT win over Houston
8 a.m. & 10 p.m.	2002 E.C. 1st Rd, G5 – Nets vs. Pacers	Kidd scored 31 points in New Jersey’s winner-take-all double OT victory over Indiana, advancing to the Eastern Conference Semis
10 a.m.	2003 NBA Finals, G2 – Nets vs. Spurs	Kidd and New Jersey secured the first NBA Finals victory in franchise history to knot the series with San Antonio, 1-1
5 p.m.	2011 NBA Finals, G5 – Mavs vs. Heat	Kidd and Dallas won pivotal Game 5 over Miami, 112-103, to take a 3-2 series lead and set up the franchise’s first NBA Championship

Wednesday, Sept. 5 – Grant Hill

Time (ET)	Game	Highlights
Noon & 4 a.m.	1998 NBA All-Star Game	Hill scores a personal All-Star Game-high 15 points in the East’s 135-114 victory over the West
2 p.m.	Feb. 8, 1999 – Wizards vs. Pistons	Hill’s career-high 46-point performance helps Detroit past Washington, 106-103
5 p.m.	Feb. 15, 2005 – Clippers vs. Magic	A season-high 39 points from Hill helps Orlando to a 99-94 victory over LA
9 & 11:30 p.m.	Courtside Cinema: Duke ’91 & ‘92	Revisiting Duke's 1991 & 1992 Championships, when they became the first school in nearly 20 years to win consecutive NCAA Titles

Hall of Fame Coverage Across NBA Digital and Social Media

NBA.com has full coverage of the 2018 ceremony at http://nba.com/halloffame with coverage also available via the NBA App.  Additional digital coverage will include profiles on this year’s inductees, on-demand video of acceptance speeches, and live streaming video of the Class of 2018 Hall of Fame Press Conference and Jacket Presentation on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 2 p.m., followed by the 2018 Family Reunion Awards Dinner at 6 p.m.  NBA.com and the NBA App will also stream NBA TV’s Red Carpet Show on Friday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m.  Special behind-the-scenes content will be captured on social media through NBA TV’s official social handles.

2018 Inductees and Presenters

Ray Allen, presented by Reggie Miller (’12)

Maurice “Mo” Cheeks, presented by Billy Cunningham (’86), and Julius Erving (’93)

Charles “Lefty” Driesell, presented by John Thompson (’99), Mike Krzyzewski (’01), and George Raveling (’15)

Grant Hill, presented by Isiah Thomas (’00), Mike Krzyzewski (’01), Patrick Ewing (’08), and Alonzo Mourning (’14)

Jason Kidd, presented by Gary Payton (’13)

Steve Nash, presented by Don Nelson (’12)

Dino Radja, presented by Larry Bird (’98)

Charlie Scott, presented by Dave Cowens (’91), Julius Erving (’93), Larry Brown (’02), James Worthy (’03), Jerry Colangelo (’04), Roy Williams (’07), and Spencer Haywood (’15)

Katie Smith, presented by Dawn Staley (’13)

Tina Thompson, presented by Cheryl Miller (’95)

Rod Thorn, presented by Jerry West (’80)

Rick Welts, presented by Bill Russell (’75), Lenny Wilkens (’89 & ’98), Annie Meyers (’93), Russ Granik (’13), and David Stern (’14)

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