NBA TV To Televise Nine Men’s and Women’s USA Basketball National Team Exhibition Games
Network’s Coverage to Include Analysis from Olympic Gold Medal Winners Grant Hill (1996), Reggie Miller (1996), Steve Smith (2000) & Lisa Leslie (1996, 2000, 2004 & 2008)
Real Training Camp: USA Basketball presented by Jeep to Air Tuesday, July 19, at 3 p.m. EDT
NBA TV will televise nine men’s and women’s USA Basketball exhibition games presented by Nike beginning Friday, July 22, at 9 p.m. ET when the USA Men’s National Team takes on Argentina. The schedule includes five USA Men’s National Team games and four USA Women’s National Team games. Game talent will include Marv Albert and Matt Winer (play-by-play), Olympic gold medalists Grant Hill, Reggie Miller and Steve Smith (analysts) and reporter Jared Greenberg for the men’s games. Vince Cellini (play-by-play) will be joined by four-time gold medalist Lisa Leslie (analyst) and reporter Kristen Ledlow for the women’s games.
NBA TV’s USA Basketball Exhibition Game Telecast Schedule presented by Nike
Fri., July 22, at 9 p.m. ET USA Men’s National Team vs. Argentina*
Matt Winer, Steve Smith, Jared Greenberg
Sun., July 24, at 8 p.m. USA Men’s National Team vs. China*
Marv Albert, Reggie Miller, Greenberg
Mon., July 25, at 10 p.m. USA Women’s National Team vs. USA Basketball Select Team
Vince Cellini, Lisa Leslie, Kristen Ledlow
Tue., July 26, at 10 p.m. USA Men’s National Team vs. China*
Winer, Smith, Greenberg
Wed., July 27, at 7:30 p.m. USA Women’s National Team vs. France
Cellini, Leslie, Ledlow
Fri., July 29, at 7 p.m. USA Women’s National Team vs. Canada
Cellini, Leslie, Ledlow
Fri., July 29, at 9 p.m. USA Men’s National Team vs. Venezuela*
Winer, Grant Hill, Greenberg
Sun., July 31, at 4 p.m. USA Women’s National Team vs. Australia
Cellini, Leslie, Ledlow
Mon., August 1, at 8 p.m. USA Men’s National Team vs. Nigeria*
Winer, Hill, Greenberg
* A 30-minute live episode of NBA GameTime will air on NBA TV from Turner Studios in Atlanta at the conclusion of the game
Additionally, NBA Real Training Camp: USA Basketball Presented by Jeep – a live behind-the-scenes look at a USA Basketball Men’s National Team practice – will air on Tuesday, July 19, at 3 p.m. ET on NBA TV. Winer will host the two-and-a-half-hour special from Las Vegas with analysts Hill and Smith and reporter Greenberg.
The show will feature exclusive interviews with players, coaches and executives, including USA National Team managing director Jerry Colangelo and USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski. USA Basketball’s roster includes NBA stars Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, DeMarcus Cousins, Paul George, Harrison Barnes, Jimmy Butler, DeMar DeRozan, DeAndre Jordan and Kyle Lowry.
For more information on the event, including tickets, visit USAB.COM/SHOWCASE.
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About USA Basketball
Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Basketball, chaired by Colangelo, is a nonprofit organization and the national governing body for men’s and women’s basketball in the United States. As the recognized governing body for basketball in the U.S. by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), USA Basketball is responsible for the selection, training and fielding of USA teams that compete in FIBA-sponsored international competitions, as well as for some national competitions, and for the development of youth basketball initiatives that address player development, coach education and safety.