NBA on ABC
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Nationally television broadcasts of National Basketball Association (NBA) games first aired on ABC from 1965 to 1973. In 2002, NBA games returned to ABC as part of a contract signed with the league, along with cable sister network ESPN. After the ABC Sports division was merged into ESPN Inc. by parent company Disney in 2006, broadcasts have since been produced by ESPN, and have primarily used the NBA on ESPN branding and graphics instead of the NBA on ABC branding.
| NBA on ABC | |
|---|---|
| Genre | NBA game telecasts |
| Presented by | Mike Breen Doc Rivers Doris Burke Lisa Salters Ryan Ruocco J. J. Redick Richard Jefferson Mark Jones Dave Pasch Hubie Brown Malika Andrews Stephen A. Smith Michael Wilbon Bob Myers Adrian Wojnarowski |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original languages | English Spanish |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 150 minutes or until game ends |
| Production companies | ABC Sports (1965–1973, 2002–2006) ESPN (2006–present) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | January 3, 1965 (1965-01-03) – present |
| Related | |
| NBA Countdown | |
ABC's regular season schedule typically starts on Christmas Day, and continues with slates of NBA Saturday Primetime games and NBA Sunday Showcase afternoon games on selected weekends from mid-January through early-April. ABC then airs selected games during the first five weeks of the NBA playoffs, and is the exclusive broadcaster of the NBA Finals.