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.
- 2010 All-Star Ballot
- Vote! TNT All-Decade
- Free Agent Tracker
- 2009 Playoffs
- 2009 NBA Draft
- twitter.com / NBA
- NBA on Facebook
- Transactions
- 2009 Awards
- Officiating & Rules
- 2009 All-Star
- Coach bios
- Hoopedia
 | Top 5 of Inside No. 1 EJ, Chuck, and Kenny talk to a U.S. Marine live from Afghanistan on Thanksgiving Day. |
 | Top 5 of Inside No. 2 When Chuck was on Jay Leno's show he vowed to lose 50 pounds. Will he do it? |
 | Top 5 of Inside No. 3 Kenny and Chuck debate whether or not A.I. is really retired and what is keeping him off a roster. |
 | Top 5 of Inside No. 4 After what happened with Marv and 50 Cent, now Wayne Newton apparently has a beef with Chuck. |
 | Top 5 of Inside No. 5 Kenny messes with Charles' chair since he was late on the set and the crew looks ahead to next week. |
 | Bulls vs. Jazz Carlos Boozer scores 28 points on 12-for-14 shooting to help the Jazz defeat the Bulls 105-86. |
 | The Daily Zap We'll take you quickly around the league on a two-game Thursday night with our Daily Zap. |
 | Thursday's Top 5 Five of the best plays from Thursday night. |
 | Nightly Notable Dwight Howard scores 22 points and grabs17 rebounds to help the Magic defeat the Hawks. |
 | Dunk of the Night Orlando's Dwight Howard takes the feed from Anthony Johnson and finishes with a two-hand dunk. |
NBA.com is part of the Turner Sports and Entertainment Digital Network