NBA TV Presents Exclusive, Behind-the-Scenes Coverage of NBA All-Star 2006 in Houston Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 15; Network's All-Access Pass Features First-Ever All-Star Practice in High-Definition and Exclusive Entry to the NBA Legends Luncheon.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= All-Star 2006 Available to Fans Nationwide Through Free Preview Free preview is a term, most commonly used by cable television, referring to when cable systems offer a pay-TV service to customers for free for a short period of time. History Feb. 14-22 NBA TV NBA TV is a television network that is dedicated to showcasing the sport of basketball in the United States. The network is financially backed by the National Basketball Association (NBA), which also used NBA TV as a way of advertising their Pay Per View programming. will provide the ultimate all-access pass to NBA All-Star 2006 in Houston with an exclusive, behind-the-scenes approach through live telecasts on the league's 24-hour cable network and streamlined reports on NBA.com, beginning Wednesday, Feb. 15, and running through the conclusion of the All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games on Sunday, Feb. 19. The network will deploy 30 camera crews and will utilize 10 high-definition cameras to cover the multitude of All-Star events, including the East and West All-Star Practices, which will be presented for the first-time ever in HD. In order for the network to insure Insure can mean:
Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). news reports via NBA.com on the latest developments from Houston. As the network's 10-day All-Star Greatest Games Marathon (Feb. 6-16) draws to a close, NBA TV will tip off its 100 hours of NBA All-Star 2006 coverage with reports on the arrival of players, coaches and team executives in Houston beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 15. On Friday, Feb. 17, the network will begin its 24/7 coverage of the All-Star festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. when its signature basketball news and information show NBA TV Live broadcasts from the George R. Brown Convention Center The George R. Brown Convention Center was opened on September 26, 1987 on the east side of downtown Houston. The center was named for the prominent Houstonian George R. Brown, an entrepreneur, civic leader and philanthropist. , site of the 2006 NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by Nokia, the world's largest interactive basketball theme park, and the NBA TV All-Star 2006 studios. NBA TV's Andre Aldridge and Rick Kamla, along with Frank Isola of the New York Daily News New York Daily News Morning daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson and his cousin Robert McCormick as a subsidiary of the Tribune Co. of Chicago. The first successful tabloid-format newspaper in the U.S. and Peter Vecsey Peter Vecsey (b. 1943) is an American sports columnist and analyst, specializing in basketball. In his childhood, he attended academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, NY) and graduated in 1961. of the New York Post The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily.[3] Since 1976, it has been owned by Australian-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation and is one of the 10 , will anchor the network's coverage During NBA All-Star 2006, NBA TV will capture the excitement by delivering: --A live four-hour HD telecast of the East and West All-Star Practices --First-hand news of the announcement of the finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame For Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, see Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. For other uses, see Basketball Hall of Fame (disambiguation). The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2006 --Live interviews with players and coaches from exclusive locations like the players' hotel --Special reports from the NBA Technology Center about how fans will view NBA telecasts and will receive their basketball news through state-of-the-art HD televisions, Ipods, Video-on-Demand and broadband features --Live telecasts of Commissioner David Stern's press conference and the Legends' Brunch --Wall-to-wall coverage of the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge The Rookie Challenge is a competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend on the day prior to the regular All-Star game. From 1994 until 1998, the event was called the "Rookie Game," and composed entirely of first-year players. and All-Star Saturday Night presented by AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. --Red carpet access to the 2006 NBA All-Star Game NBA TV's live programming lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. will feature:
Friday, Feb. 17
12 p.m. ET Sophomore/Rookie Shootaround
1:30 p.m. ET Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2006 Finalists
Announcement
NBA fans will receive a "front row seat" at the live
announcement of the finalists for the Basketball Hall
of Fame Class of 2006.
2 p.m. ET Live from the Players' Hotel
NBA TV's signature news show will go where few people
are allowed to go at NBA All-Star 2006, presenting
live interviews of All-Stars coaches from the
exclusive Players' Hotel.
7 p.m. ET T-Mobile Rookie Challenge Preview Show
Anchored by Aldridge and Kamla, the network's news
show will preview the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge
providing analysis on the players participating in the
annual event and updates on the latest basketball news
from Houston.
11 p.m. ET T-Mobile Rookie Challenge Postgame Show
NBA TV will recap the evening's annual contest
featuring highlights of the annual contest, which
matched the NBA rookies against the veteran
second-year players.
11:30 p.m. ET NBA TV Daily
Aldridge and Kamla, along with the network's team of
analysts, will review the day's events, featuring news
about the Hall of Fame finalists and highlights from
the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge, as well as updates on
NBA All-Star players and coaches.
Saturday, Feb. 18
12 p.m. ET Live HD Broadcast of the East and West All-Star
Practices
NBA TV will televise the East and West All-Star
Practices and provide live interviews with NBA players
and coaches via a four-hour, high-definition broadcast
of the sessions.
4 p.m. ET NBA TV's Houston All-Star Roundtable
Viewers will get "a chair" next to NBA Houston legends
as they hold an informative roundtable discussion on
the hottest basketball topics at the NBA TV All-Star
Studios located at Jam Session presented by Nokia.
6 p.m. ET All-Star Saturday Night - Preview Show
NBA All-Star will interview NBA stars and celebrities
live as they arrive for TNT's telecast of All-Star
Saturday Night presented by AOL at the Toyota Center.
6:45 p.m. ET Commissioner David Stern's Annual Press Conference
NBA viewers will attend NBA Commissioner David Stern's
annual press conference as they "sit amongst the
media" as he answers questions about the NBA and its
future.
11 p.m. ET All-Star Saturday Night - Post Show Coverage
NBA TV Live will feature a recap of All-Star Saturday
Night on TNT with reactions from NBA players and
celebrities who were in attendance as well as provide
an update on the day's news.
Sunday, Feb. 19
10:30 a.m. ET NBA Legends Brunch
NBA TV will televise the rarely-seen NBA Legends
Brunch. Hosted by Commissioner David Stern, this
year's brunch will honor former Houston Rockets'
legends Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler and Calvin
Murphy as well as former Houston Comets star Cynthia
Cooper and Harlem Globetrotter great Marques Haynes.
In addition, the luncheon, which will features
speeches by Basketball Hall of Famers Oscar Robertson
and Julius Erving, will pay tribute to the Houston
Rockets' 1993-94 and 1994-95 back-to-back NBA
championship teams.
4 p.m. ET NBA All-Star Roundtable
Viewers will once again get "a chair" next to some of
the biggest NBA stars as they hold a compelling
roundtable debate on the NBA players, coaches, and
teams.
5:30 p.m. ET NBA All-Star 2006, Red Carpet Preview
NBA TV will be live on the Red Carpet at the Toyota
Center as NBA All-Stars, legends and celebrities
arrive for the 2006 NBA All-Star Game. In addition,
NBA TV analysts will be on hand to provide in-depth
analysis of the teams prior to the 55th meeting
between East and West.
11 p.m. ET NBA All-Star 2006, Postgame Show
NBA TV will present analysis and interviews
immediately following the NBA All-Star Game. The show
will feature highlights and reactions from players at
the Toyota Center.
12 a.m. ET NBA TV Daily All-Star Show
This NBA TV will present a thorough recap of NBA
All-Star 2006, featuring highlights and analysis of
the major events, including the T-Mobile Rookie
Challenge, All-Star Saturday Night presented by AOL,
and the NBA All-Star Game.
About NBA TV Launched in 1999, NBA TV is the all-access channel for everything basketball. The channel offers exciting new technology such as High-Definition and Video-On-Demand; more than 20 original series; more than 100 NBA regular season and playoff games Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship ; WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego games; D-League games; major international competitions, including weekly Euroleague games; exclusive access to NBA events; news from around the world of basketball; nightly night·ly adj. 1. Of or occurring during the night; nocturnal: the cat's nightly prowl. 2. Happening or done every night: the physician's nightly rounds. highlights; Top 10 Plays of the Day; interviews with the game's insiders; real-time statistics; and the latest fantasy basketball Fantasy League Basketball was inspired by fantasy baseball. Originally played by keeping track of stats by hand, it was popularized during the 1990s after the advent of the Internet. and video game news. NBA TV has over 30 national advertisers on board, is available to 67 million U.S. homes through several of the nation's top cable and satellite companies, including Comcast; Time Warner; Cablevision; Bright House; DIRECTV; and DISH Network See DBS. ; and can be seen in 40 other countries. |
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