NBA on TNT Tuesday Night Doubleheader to be Highlighted by Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum vs. Utah Jazz and Donovan Mitchell, Tonight at 10 p.m. ET
Network to Showcase Heat vs. Rockets & 76ers vs. Trail Blazers, Thursday, Feb. 11;
Coverage to Begin with Mental Health Focused Episode of The Arena at 7 p.m.
The NBA on TNT will feature a pair of doubleheaders this week, beginning with tonight’s NBA on TNT Tuesday Night presented by State Farm coverage that will showcase the Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum visiting the Utah Jazz and Donovan Mitchell at 10 p.m. ET. Brian Anderson and Jim Jackson will provide commentary for Celtics/Jazz. In tonight’s first contest, the Houston Rockets and John Wall will host the New Orleans Pelicans and Zion Williamson at 7:30 p.m., with Ian Eagle and analyst Grant Hill on the call.
NBA on TNT Tuesday Night presented by State Farm studio coverage will feature three-time NBA Champion Dwyane Wade, Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, WNBA Champion and two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker and host Adam Lefkoe providing pregame, halftime and postgame studio coverage each week.
Additionally, prior to the Tuesday Night game, the Bleacher Report app will continue “Pregame Picks” a weekly livestream offering interactive, predictive and challenge-based content, hosted by comedian Druski and Pierre from House of Highlights.
This week’s NBA on TNT Thursday night regular season game coverage (Feb. 11) will feature a pair of interconference matchups – Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler vs. Rockets and Victor Oladipo at 7:30 p.m., followed by the Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Embiid vs. the Portland Trail Blazers and Damian Lillard at 10 p.m. Game commentary for Heat/Rockets will be provided by Marv Albert and Chris Webber, with Anderson and Reggie Miller on the call for 76ers/Blazers.
Leading into Thursday’s game coverage, a new episode of The Arena will debut with host Cari Champion, 17-year NBA veteran Kyle Korver and Super Bowl Champion Victor Cruz discussing mental health with “America’s Psychologist” Dr. Jeff Gardere at 7 p.m. The Arena is an in-depth storytelling franchise created to provide a thought-provoking forum for content on topics occurring on and off the court of play, with new episodes airing Thursdays through the end of February.
Thursday’s studio coverage will culminate with the Sports Emmy Award-winning Inside the NBA presented by Kia featuring Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal.
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 NBA on TNT programming schedule:
Tuesday, Feb. 9
7:30 p.m. ET – NBA Tip-Off presented by CarMax (Shaquille O’Neal, Dwyane Wade, Candace Parker & Adam Lefkoe)
7:30 p.m. – Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans (Ian Eagle & Grant Hill)
10 p.m. – Boston Celtics vs. Utah Jazz (Brian Anderson & Jim Jackson)
Postgame – Inside the NBA presented by Kia (O’Neal, Wade, Parker & Lefkoe)
Thursday, Feb. 11
7 p.m. ET – The Arena (Cari Champion, Kyle Korver & Victor Cruz)
7:30 p.m. – NBA Tip-Off presented by CarMax (Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith & Shaquille O’Neal)
7:30 p.m. – Miami Heat vs. Houston Rockets (Marv Albert & Chris Webber)
10 p.m. – Philadelphia 76ers vs. Portland Trail Blazers (Anderson & Reggie Miller)
Postgame – Inside the NBA presented by Kia (Johnson, Barkley, Smith & O’Neal)
Tuesday, Feb. 16
7:30 p.m. ET – NBA Tip-Off presented by CarMax (O’Neal, Wade, Parker & Lefkoe)
7:30 p.m. – New Orleans Pelicans vs. Memphis Grizzlies (Eagle & Hill)
10 p.m. – Brooklyn Nets vs. Phoenix Suns (Anderson & Jackson)
Postgame – Inside the NBA presented by Kia (O’Neal, Wade, Parker & Lefkoe)