Versus Announces Agreement With NBA D-League To Air 16 Games This Season
January 4, 2010 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, N.Y. (January 4, 2010)VERSUS today announced an agreement with the NBA Development League, the NBA's official minor league, to air 10 regular season and six playoff games throughout 2010.
The NBA D-League regular season games will air on VERSUS on Saturday nights at 11 p.m. ET, beginning Jan. 16, when the Fort Wayne Mad Ants meet the Sioux Falls Skyforce. VERSUS will tip off NBA D-League playoff coverage on April 10. All regular season and postseason games will be presented in HD.
"We are very excited to announce this new partnership with the NBA D-League and to have the opportunity to showcase the league's future stars to a national audience," said Marc Fein, Executive Vice President of Programming, Production and Business Operations for VERSUS. "As we do with all of our partners, we also look forward to super-serving basketball fans by surrounding the high-paced NBA D-League game action with many hours of complementary NBA programming."
"Teaming up with VERSUS provides us with another great outlet to showcase the incredible talent of the NBA D-League throughout the season," said Dan Reed, President of the NBA D-League. "Last season, 20 percent of NBA players had NBA D-League experience and, through this agreement with VERSUS, more fans than ever will have the opportunity to see many future NBA players in action."
VERSUS' NBA D-League coverage will provide fans with even more access to the game and the players including micing players and coaches during the games, in game interviews, airing locker room and pre-game, halftime and post-game speeches, and increased camera angles.
In addition to VERSUS' 16 NBA D-League games in 2010, the network will air 25 hours of exciting NBA programming. Some of the programming will include profiles of the league's top players as well as former iconic players and coaches. Other additional specials will highlight historic moments from recent regular seasons and playoffs. The completeschedule for the additional programming will be made available on www.VERSUS.com.
VERSUS' COMPLETE REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE OF NBA D-LEAGUE GAMES INCLUDES:
DATE GAME
January 16 Fort Wayne Mad Ants at Sioux Falls Skyforce
January 23 Fort Wayne Mad Ants at Iowa Energy
January 30 Bakersfield Jam at Idaho Stampede
February 6 Reno Bighorns at Rio Grande Valley Vipers
February 20 Dakota Wizards at Sioux Falls Skyforce
February 27 Bakersfield Jam at Austin Toros
March 13 Tulsa 66ers at Rio Grande Valley Vipers
March 20 Dakota Wizards at Erie BayHawks
March 27 LA D-Fenders at Rio Grande Valley Vipers
April 3 Erie BayHawks at Maine Red Claws
Schedule subject to change
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