TNT to televise landmark outdoor preseason game
Posted Oct 9 2008 3:18PM
TNT, home of exclusive Thursday night NBA doubleheaders throughout the regular season, announced today that NBA legends Charles Barkley and Reggie Miller, alongside veteran play-by-play announcer Marv Albert, will serve as game-side announcers for the "AutoTrader.com Open" outdoor preseason game on Sat., Oct. 11 featuring the Phoenix Suns vs. the Denver Nuggets from the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, CA. The landmark game, the first ever outdoor NBA match-up to be played in the U.S., will be televised exclusively on TNT and marks the first time that the three basketball icons have been teamed together for a national broadcast.
TNT's coverage begins at 10 p.m. ET with a pregame show hosted by TNT NBA Insider David Aldridge along with Barkley and Miller. Game coverage follows the tip-off show which will be called by Barkley, Miller and Albert, with reporting by TNT's Cheryl Miller. Aldridge, Barkley and Miller will also appear on the game halftime show.
The 2008-09 NBA season marks Turner Broadcasting's 25th year of NBA coverage. The network will tip off the new season on Tues., Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. ET beginning with the NBA Tip-Off '08 presented by Autotrader.com preview show, followed by an exclusive doubleheader starting at 8 p.m. ET featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Boston Celtics and the Portland Trail Blazers at L.A. Lakers at 10:30 p.m. ET.
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