{"id":22951,"date":"2021-06-25T18:09:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T22:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=22951"},"modified":"2021-06-25T18:09:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T22:09:44","slug":"abcs-jimmy-kimmel-live-nba-finals-game-night-specials-return-for-the-2021-nba-finals-with-host-anthony-anderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/25\/abcs-jimmy-kimmel-live-nba-finals-game-night-specials-return-for-the-2021-nba-finals-with-host-anthony-anderson\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live: NBA Finals Game Night&#8221; Specials Return for the 2021 NBA Finals with Host Anthony Anderson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22952\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jimmy-Kimmel-Live-NBA-Finals-Game-Night.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jimmy-Kimmel-Live-NBA-Finals-Game-Night.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Jimmy-Kimmel-Live-NBA-Finals-Game-Night-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Returning for the 14th consecutive year in conjunction with the NBA Finals, ABC will present &#8220;<em>Jimmy Kimmel Live: NBA Finals Game Night<\/em>,&#8221; airing each night in primetime beginning with Game One. 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