Turner Sports to Tip Off NBA Season with Consecutive Nights of Blockbuster Game Action on TNT – Tuesday & Wednesday, Dec. 22-23 – & Cross-Platform Content via Bleacher Report, House of Highlights & Social Channels

Turner Sports will officially tip off the 2020-21 NBA regular season with star-studded live game action – tipping off with Opening Night doubleheader, Tuesday, Dec. 22 on TNT – and expansive portfolio-wide content on Bleacher Report, House of Highlights and social media channels.

Kia NBA Tip-Off Week will begin with TNT’s Opening Night doubleheader – the Golden State Warriors, with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, visiting former teammate Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets at 7 p.m. ET.  Marv Albert and analyst Chris Webber will be on the call for Warriors/Nets.

In the night’s second game, the LA Clippers, with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, will face the defending NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers, with LeBron James and Anthony Davis, at 10 p.m., called by Kevin Harlan with analyst Reggie Miller.  TNT will provide coverage of the Lakers’ ring ceremony prior to Lakers/Clippers opening tip.

A special two-hour NBA Tip-Off pregame show will precede game coverage on Opening Night, with the Sports Emmy Award-winning studio team of Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith, beginning at 5 p.m.

TNT will also present live game coverage on Wednesday, Dec. 23 – the Milwaukee Bucks and defending two-time Kia NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. the Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum – at 7:30 p.m.  Brian Anderson and Webber will call the Bucks/Celtics telecast.

NBA Twitter Live

NBA Twitter Live – a complementary live stream experience on Twitter – will return for more than 20 NBA games this season, beginning with Warriors vs. Nets on Opening Night. NBA Twitter Live offers fans unique opportunities to follow their favorite players during each game. A live poll will be available via @NBA throughout the entire first half of select games, whereby fans can vote for the player they want the iso-cam to follow during the second half. Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks will host NBA Twitter Live with analysts Candace Parker and Channing Frye.

The Steam Room Podcast

Last season’s breakout hit – The Steam Room – the riveting weekly podcast with Barkley, Johnson and their longtime Inside the NBA executive producer Tim Kiely, returns for a second season in 2020-21. The show dives into current events, pop culture and puts a twist on local news, and will be available wherever podcasts are available, regularly on Thursdays.

House of Highlights

In 2021, the House of Highlights (HoH) “Moment of the Year Award” will expand into a cross-platform staple throughout the NBA season. Each month, HoH fans will vote on HoH Instagram for their top NBA highlight in a bid to choose the official HoH “Moment of the Month," which will then be announced during a segment on Inside the NBA presented by Kia. Monthly winners will ladder up into a “Moment of the Year” bracket, giving fans the chance to select their ultimate favorite of the season that will be announced as part of the NBA Awards at the end of the season.

Additionally, Season 3 of The Reel – HoH’s well-known franchise hosted by Kenny Beecham – will continue to re-define what an ‘interview show’ is for a Gen Z audience while cutting it up with the biggest names in the NBA.

TV Everywhere

Live streaming coverage of all NBA on TNT games is also available via http://www.tntdrama.com/watchtnt and the Watch TNT app. Additionally, for the first time this season, NBA on TNT games will be incorporated into the B/R app. Fans will be 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.

Upcoming live NBA regular season game coverage on TNT:

Tuesday, Dec. 22

5 p.m. ET – NBA Tip-Off

7 p.m. – Golden State Warriors vs. Brooklyn Nets

10 p.m. – LA Clippers vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Postgame – Inside the NBA presented by Kia

Wednesday, Dec. 23

7 p.m. – NBA Tip-Off

7:30 p.m. – Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics

Tuesday, Dec. 29

7:30 p.m. – Milwaukee Bucks vs. Miami Heat

10 p.m. – New Orleans Pelicans vs. Phoenix Suns

Postgame – Inside the NBA presented by Kia