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Red Claws on NBA TV Christmas Day

Published on December 23, 2010 under NBA G League (G League)
Maine Celtics News Release


PORTLAND, ME - The Maine Red Claws, presented by Quirk Chevrolet, today announced that NBA TV has selected the Red Claws December 16 game vs. the Idaho Stampede to be broadcast nationally on Christmas Day. The rebroadcast will air at 1 PM (ET).

The much-hyped game between the Red Claws and the Idaho Stampede garnered significant national, regional and local media coverage with the return of former Boston Celtics star Antoine Walker to New England. The NBA All-Star had his best game of the season only to have his Stampede squad shut down by the young and hungry Red Claws in one of the team's most exciting games of the year.

Time Warner Cable subscribers in Cumberland and York Counties can find NBA TV on channel 466 and in the Lewiston area on channel 170. Other areas should check local listings for availability.

MAINE RED CLAWS: 2009-10 marked the inaugural season for the Maine Red Claws, the minor league affiliate of the Boston Celtics and Charlotte Bobcats. The NBA D-League team plays its home games at the Portland Expo Building. The franchise is owned and operated by Maine Basketball, LLC, which is principally owned by Bill Ryan Sr., the retired chairman of TD Bank, and Bill Ryan Jr., owner and operator of Oxford Plains Speedway. Jon Jennings, a partner in Maine Basketball, LLC and former Boston Celtics assistant coach, serves as the team's president and general manager.

NBA Development League: The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA's official minor league whose teams have direct affiliations to NBA franchises. For the 2009-10 season, the league featured 16 teams - including the debut of the Maine Red Claws and the Springfield Armor, while a new team, the Texas Legends, will join the League for the 2010-11 season. A proven developer of talent, 20 percent of players in the NBA at the conclusion of the 2009-10 season boasted NBA D-League experience, while the league continues to develop coaches, referees, and front-office staff for the NBA and its teams. In fostering the league's connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote health and wellness, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA D-League Cares programs. The NBA D-League also advances the game of basketball as the research and development arm of the NBA. Throughout the season fans can watch all NBA D-League games on NBA Futurecast, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast.

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