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NBA Returns to theScore® with over 126 Hours of Exciting Basketball Coverage
Packed line-up includes full slate of NBA games including 24 episodes of Court Surfing™ with new hosts, The Basketball Jones
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TORONTO, December 15th, 2011 – Score Media Inc. (TSX: SCR) today welcomes the return of the NBA. Beginning Tuesday, January 3rd at 8 p.m. ET, theScore will be the home for the NBA with a special inaugural edition of Court Surfing, as new hosts The Basketball Jones take viewers through the most exciting NBA games of the night and set them up for the main event at 10:30 p.m. ET as the Houston Rockets squad take on the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center.
“The condensed season gives our hardcore fans a packed NBA line-up over the next four months,” says Greg Sansone, Vice President, Broadcast Operations, Score Media Inc. “With over 126 hours of NBA programming – including an all-new edition of Court Surfing featuring The Basketball Jones – we’re gearing up for what promises to be a stellar season on theScore.”
theScore’s NBA broadcast schedule includes:
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DATE |
LIVE EVENT |
TIME (ET) |
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January |
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Tuesday, January 3rd |
Court Surfing |
8PM |
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Tuesday, January 3rd |
Houston @ L.A. Lakers |
10:30PM |
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Wednesday, January 4th |
Houston @ L.A. Clippers |
10:30PM |
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Thursday, January 5th |
Dallas @ San Antonio |
8:30PM |
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Sunday, January 8th |
Memphis @ L.A. Lakers |
9:30PM |
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Tuesday, January 10th |
Phoenix @ L.A. Lakers |
10:30PM |
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Wednesday, January 11th |
Court Surfing |
9PM |
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Thursday, January 12th |
Cleveland @ Phoenix |
9PM |
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Tuesday, January 17th |
Court Surfing |
9PM |
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Saturday, January 21st |
Court Surfing |
8PM |
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Sunday, January 22nd |
Indiana @ L.A. Lakers |
9:30PM |
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Tuesday, January 24th |
Cleveland @ Miami |
7:30PM |
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Wednesday, January 25th |
Court Surfing |
7PM |
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Saturday, January 28th |
Court Surfing |
8PM |
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Tuesday, January 31st |
Charlotte @ L.A. Lakers |
11PM |
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February |
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Saturday, February 4th |
Court Surfing |
8PM |
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Tuesday, February 7th |
Court Surfing |
7:30PM |
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Saturday, February 11th |
Court Surfing |
8PM |
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Tuesday, February 14th |
Court Surfing |
9PM |
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Wednesday, February 15th |
Court Surfing |
8:30PM |
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Sunday, February 19th |
L.A. Lakers @ Phoenix |
8PM |
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Tuesday, February 21st |
Court Surfing |
9PM |
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Tuesday, February 28th |
Minnesota @ L.A. Clippers |
10:30PM |
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March |
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Saturday, March 3rd |
Court Surfing |
8PM |
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Tuesday, March 6th |
Court Surfing |
8PM |
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Wednesday, March 7th |
New York @ San Antonio |
8:30PM |
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Tuesday, March 13th |
Court Surfing |
8PM |
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Wednesday, March 14th |
Court Surfing |
9PM |
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Thursday, March 15th |
Phoenix @ L.A. Clippers |
10:30PM |
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Sunday, March 18th |
Utah @ L.A. Lakers |
9:30PM |
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Wednesday, March 21st |
Court Surfing |
9PM |
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Thursday March 22nd |
Boston @ Milwaukee |
8PM |
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Tuesday, March 27th |
Court Surfing |
7:30PM |
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Tuesday, March 27th |
L.A. Lakers @ Golden State |
10:30PM |
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Saturday, March 31st |
Court Surfing |
8PM |
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April |
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Sunday, April 1st |
New Orleans @ Phoenix |
9PM |
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Tuesday, April 3rd |
Court Surfing |
8PM |
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Tuesday, April 3rd |
New Jersey @ L.A. Lakers |
10:30PM |
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Thursday, April 5th |
New York @ Orlando |
7PM |
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Saturday, April 7th |
L.A. Lakers @ Phoenix |
10PM |
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Tuesday, April 10th |
Sacramento @ Dallas |
8:30PM |
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Wednesday, April 11th |
Court Surfing |
8:30PM |
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Thursday, April 12th |
Miami @ Chicago |
8PM |
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Thursday, April 12th |
Dallas @ Golden State |
10:30PM |
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Saturday, April 14th |
Court Surfing |
8PM |
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Tuesday, April 17th |
Court Surfing |
8PM |
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Tuesday, April 17th |
San Antonio @ L.A. Lakers |
10:30PM |
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Thursday, April 19th |
Chicago @ Miami |
8PM |
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Thursday, April 19th |
L.A. Clippers @ Phoenix |
10:30PM |
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Tuesday, April 24th |
Miami @ Boston |
8PM |
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Wednesday, April 25th |
Court Surfing |
8PM |
Want to stay connected to theScore?
For more information, visit http://tv.thescore.com/programs/nba-basketball-live or contact:
Sharon Lassman
Director, Communications
Score Media Inc.
416-977-6787 x2217
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