TNT will once again air exclusive live coverage of the 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend from Orlando, Feb. 23-26. The network’s more than 15 hours of live coverage tips off on Thursday, Feb. 23, with doubleheader action beginning at 7 p.m. (ET) with NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com airing live from Orlando. On Friday, Feb. 24, TNT will air the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge at 9 p.m. (ET). The network will air NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by State Farm on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 8 p.m. (ET). The weekend culminates on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m. (ET) with the network’s exclusive live coverage of NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com followed by NBA All-Star 2012 presented by Kia Motors from the Amway Center. A full schedule of TNT’s coverage is attached.
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NBA Digital, a partnership between Turner Sports and the NBA, today announced plans to deliver fans multiplatform coverage of NBA All-Star 2012 through the league’s broad portfolio of television, online, digital and social platforms, highlighted by the first ever “NBA.com Social Spotlight” that will feature the best fan tweets, photos and videos throughout All-Star in one convenient and easy place to view on NBA.com.
During NBA All-Star, NBA TV will deliver fans more than 95 hours of dedicated All-Star programming including interviews with LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Blake Griffin and many other NBA All-Star participants, and an exclusive live presentation of NBA Commissioner David Stern’s All-Star press conference on Saturday (Feb. 25).
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Participants:
Shaquille O’Neal – TNT/NBA TV Analyst
Steve Kerr – TNT Analyst
Steve Smith – NBA TV Analyst
Jeff Behnke – SVP and Executive Producer, Turner Sports
Kerr on the most surprising team and player this season: “This is really a bizarre season. Maybe the biggest surprise, and that has gone under the radar, is the play of the [San Antonio] Spurs. I don’t think anyone could have predicted they would be where they are. It is just at testament to how strong that organization is. What has happened with [New York Knicks guard] Jeremy Lin the last five games is stunning. We are all in amazement at what we are seeing. It has made for some incredible storylines given that he has breathed life back in that franchise, where Carmelo Anthony couldn’t. It is a crazy story but fantastic.”
O’Neal on New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin: “He has taken New York by storm and he is an NBA sensation. The guy you have never heard of is becoming a star. I think people will want to see what the guy can do.”
Kerr on the lineup for the New York Knicks: “Tyson Chandler has been a monster because he is the one rolling to the rim and scoring big. Now you throw Amar'e [Stoudemire] in and now you have two guys that want to roll. The question becomes can the Knicks space the floor. And when Carmelo [Anthony] comes back, can all those guys fit together? It comes down to if Amar’e and Carmelo can adapt and perhaps play lesser roles - which they are not used to.”
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The 2012 NBA All-Star reserves were announced exclusively on TNT
TNT NBA Tip-off presented by AutoTrader.com
Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith
Eastern Conference All-Star reserves:
Chris Bosh Miami Heat Forward
Deron Williams New Jersey Nets Guard
Joe Johnson Atlanta Hawks Guard
Andre Iguodala Philadelphia 76ers Forward
Roy Hibbert Indiana Pacers Center
Paul Pierce Boston Celtics Forward
Luol Deng Chicago Bulls Forward
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Fan Night presented by Sprint
Ernie Johnson, Chris Webber and Greg Anthony
Anthony on Golden State Warriors first year head coach Mark Jackson’s biggest challenges so far: “Changing the culture. They have been perennial losers. I don’t mean that in the negative sense. They are a good basketball team, but what happens is losing teams find ways to lose games and winning teams find ways to win games. Mark’s greatest challenge is to teach his team how to win.”
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Shaquille O’Neal calls in during NBA TV’s GameTime to discuss with Dennis Scott and Brent Barry the Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant passing up O’Neal on the all-time NBA scoring list:
O’Neal on Bryant passing him on the all-time NBA scoring list: “First of all, I’d like to congratulate Kobe and his family; he’s always been a great player. I can remember when me, him [Kobe] and Derek Fisher walked into the first day of practice. Kobe was practicing and shooting the ball by himself and he told everyone that he wanted to be the greatest Laker ever. I will be the first to say that he is the greatest Laker ever. He has a lot of great accomplishments, a lot of championships, passed up the great Jerry West, passed up Magic [Johnson], shot the ball more than Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar] and he passed me up, so congratulations to Kobe Bryant and his family.”
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NBA TV continues to set record ratings just over a month into the 2011-12 regular season. Through the first 34 games of the regular season, NBA TV is averaging 391,000 total viewers and 306,000 total households, up 74% and 78% respectively, compared to the same time last year. In addition, NBA TV has also shown the largest universe growth of any cable network since the start of the year with an increase of over 3.3 million households.
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In observance of Black History Month this February, NBA TV has produced “Barrier Breakers”, a series of video segments that will run daily throughout the month on the network’s signature program, GameTime. The first segment will highlight Bill Russell, the 12-time All-Star, Hall of Famer, first African American NBA coach, Civil Rights Activist and the 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, the nation’s highest honor to a civilian, on February 1, during the 7 p.m. (ET) GameTime show
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 30, 2012) — NASCAR and Turner Sports announced today a restructuring and extension of their long-standing digital partnership. The new agreement takes the relationship through 2016, with NASCAR managing business and editorial operations for its digital platforms beginning in 2013 and Turner Sports continuing to oversee advertising sales and sponsorships across NASCAR-branded digital platforms.
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TNT NBA Tip-off presented by AutoTrader.com
Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith
Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard on Charles Barkley: “[Charles] has always had my back since day one and I appreciate it.”
Barkley on Magic center Dwight Howard and his impact: “Bill Russell is the greatest defensive center ever. Dwight Howard, I’m not going to put him in Bill Russell’s category. [But Howard] is a great defender and great rebounder.”
O’Neal on Dwight Howard and the nickname ‘Superman’: “The good thing about Dwight Howard is he listened and responded. The one thing you have to know about me is that I know what I’m doing.”
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