NBA TV To Broadcast The NBA D-League Finals Presented By Delta Beginning Tonight
Published on April 21, 2008 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK - NBA TV will broadcast Game One of the NBA Development League Finals presented by Delta live tonight beginning at 8 pm EST.
The broadcasting team of Rick Kamla and Chad Andrus will call of the action which takes place at the Austin Convention Center, home of the Austin Toros.
The best-of-three series matches the Idaho Stampede, led by 2007 NBA D-League MVP Randy Livingston and two-time Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year Bryan Gates, against the Toros, who are owned and operated by the San Antonio Spurs. The Toros features Darvin Ham who was part of the NBA title-winning Detroit Pistons in 2004 as well as Ian Mahinmi, a rookie center on assignment from the San Antonio Spurs.
Game Two of the series which will take place Thursday, April 24 in Boise, Idaho will air on tape delay at 2 am EST while Game Three, if necessary, will be shown live at 9:30 pm EST on Friday, April 25 from Boise.
The NBA Development League is the NBA's official minor league, and the first-ever basketball league with direct affiliations to NBA teams. Now in its seventh season the NBA D-League's goals are to provide affordable, NBA-caliber entertainment to fans of its 16 teams, as well as continue to develop players, coaches, referees and front-office personnel for the NBA. As the single source for in-season player "call-ups" to the NBA, fans of the D-League enjoy the highest caliber of basketball played outside the NBA. In fact, former NBA D-League players represented 10 percent of NBA players on 2007-08 opening day rosters, numbering 44 in total. In addition, the NBA D-League has produced 25 percent of current NBA referees and 17 current NBA coaches, including head coach Sam Vincent with the Charlotte Bobcats. The NBA D-League is an innovative and rapidly growing sports property that also serves as an experimental testing ground for new initiatives like NBA Futurecast, which is the live web-streaming of all games available free to fans at d-league.com. The League also provides continuing education and professional development resources for its players, and is committed to serving its local communities through D-LEAGUE CARES and grassroots efforts.
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