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NBA on TNT to Showcase Western Conference Heavyweights – NBA Champion Warriors vs. Spurs – Thursday, Nov. 2, at 8 p.m. ET

NBA on TNT

Three of WNBA's Most Decorated Stars – Lindsay Whalen, Sue Bird & Cynthia Cooper – Join Kevin Garnett for Special Edition of Area 21 TNT’s NBA regular season coverage will continue Thursday, Nov. 2, with the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors in action against their Western Conference rivals, the San Antonio Spurs, at 8 p.m. ET. The Portland Trail Blazers will host the Los Angeles Lakers in the night's second game at 10:30 p.m. Additionally, a special edition of Area 21 with Kevin Garnett will be highlighted by an all-female panel featuring some of basketball's most esteemed stars – WNBA legends Lindsay Whalen (a four-time league champion and six-time All-Star), Sue Bird (two-time champion and nine-time All-Star) and Cynthia Cooper (a four-time champion and two-time league MVP). Turner Sports reporter and host Ros Gold-Onwude will also join Area 21, with content running during TNT's studio coverage and throughout the night on Facebook and Twitter.

Tuesday, October 31, 2017
NBA on TNT

NBA on TNT to Showcase Western Conference Heavyweights –
NBA Champion Warriors vs. Spurs – Thursday, Nov. 2, at 8 p.m. ET

Three of WNBA's Most Decorated Stars – Lindsay Whalen, Sue Bird
& Cynthia Cooper – Join Kevin Garnett for Special Edition of Area 21

TNT’s NBA regular season coverage will continue Thursday, Nov. 2, with the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors in action against their Western Conference rivals, the San Antonio Spurs, at 8 p.m. ET. The Portland Trail Blazers will host the Los Angeles Lakers in the night's second game at 10:30 p.m.

Additionally, a special edition of Area 21 with Kevin Garnett will be highlighted by an all-female panel featuring some of basketball's most esteemed stars – WNBA greats Lindsay Whalen (a four-time league champion and six-time All-Star), Sue Bird (two-time champion and nine-time All-Star) and Cynthia Cooper (a four-time champion and two-time league MVP). Turner Sports reporter and host Ros Gold-Onwude will also join Area 21, with content running during TNT's studio coverage and throughout the night on Facebook and Twitter.

The network's live game schedule and telecast notes follow. Click on the below image for a video preview of Thursday's doubleheader.
 
NBA Schedule
 
 
• Studio coverage from the iconic Inside the NBA team will be led by Ernie Johnson, along with Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O'Neal throughout the night.
• In Thursday's opening game - Warriors vs. Spurs - two of the Western Conference's elite teams will meet at 8 p.m. ET, featuring front court stars Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge.
• In Thursday's second game, the young Lakers and rookie Lonzo Ball will visit the Trail Blazers and dynamic guard Damian Lillard at 10:30 p.m.
• Live streaming coverage of all NBA on TNT games is available via http://www.tntdrama.com/watchtnt and the Watch TNT app.  Fans are able to access the games whenever and wherever they desire by logging in with the user name and password provided by their TV service provider.
 
 
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