The heroes of the hardcourt are bubbled at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, the NBA season is set to resume, and TSN is home to the culmination of the 2019-20 regular season. Following the announcement of TSN’s slate of live coverage of Toronto Raptors games, the network announced today its schedule of 55+ additional NBA “seeding games” live from Orlando.
The NBA ON TSN schedule tips off with a doubleheader of both highly anticipated games on opening night, as Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz face Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans tomorrow (Thursday, July 30). Pre-game coverage begins at 5 p.m. ET on TSN, immediately followed by a clash of championship favourites in an all-LA matchup with Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers taking on LeBron James and the Lakers at 9 p.m. ET. The complete broadcast schedule can be found here.
The league’s return-to-play plan has 22 NBA teams congregated in Orlando, where eight seeding games per team will determine the matchups for a complete, 16-team playoff field. The NBA ON TSN schedule is packed with marquee matchups. Highlights include:
- All eight LA Clippers seeding matchups as Kawhi Leonard continues his quest for back-to-back NBA FINALS MVP titles
- Six games featuring LeBron James and the Lakers, including a matchup against former NBA MVP James Harden and the Houston Rockets on Thursday, Aug. 6
- 13 games featuring the star-studded contenders of the Eastern Conference, including the Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, and Boston Celtics
Leading up to the season’s return, TSN delivers a series of features on the biggest contenders in the seeding games and their chances to take home the Larry O’Brien Trophy. SPORTSCENTRE is the daily destination for hoops fans with in-depth analysis, as well as features on all the latest NBA storylines from the bubble.
NBA ON TSN coverage continues following the seeding games with the 2020 NBA PLAYOFFS, tipping off Aug. 17. NBA games on TSN are available for live streaming and on-demand viewing to TSN and TSN Direct subscribers via TSN.ca/Live and the TSN app.
TSN Radio stations across Canada also deliver live coverage of select NBA ON ESPN Radio games throughout the remaining 2019-20 season (please visit each station’s website for broadcast schedules).
For all the latest on TSN’s programming, please check TSN.ca for the most up-to-date broadcast schedule.
