April 24, 2016 – The NBA has announced that Game 5 of the Charlotte Hornets-Miami Heat first-round playoff series on Wednesday, April 27, in Miami will tip off at 8 p.m. The game will be televised nationally on TNT and the radio broadcast will air on WFNZ-AM (610) and the Hornets Mobile App. Start times and broadcast outlets for further series games will be announced at a later date.
Following Game 5, FOX Sports Southeast will have complete postgame coverage with a special edition of Hornets LIVE! with Eric Collins, Stephanie Ready and Michelle McMahon. The postgame show will also be available on FOX Sports GO.
The remaining Hornets first-round playoff schedule follows:
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Game 4 of the Hornets-Heat series is tomorrow, Monday, April 25, at 7 p.m. at Time Warner Cable Arena. Single-game tickets are available online at hornets.com or ticketmaster.com, on the Hornets Mobile App, via phone at 1-800-4NBA-TIX, or at the Time Warner Cable Arena box office. Upper-level tickets start at $41 per seat.
Fans in attendance at Monday’s Game 4 will receive an “Enter the Swarm” T-shirt (purple or teal) and a headband. National recording artist Edwin McCain will sing the national anthem before Game 4 and halftime entertainment will be 10-year-old crossover violinist Giovanni.