{"id":23224,"date":"2021-07-01T22:34:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T02:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=23224"},"modified":"2021-07-01T22:34:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T02:34:15","slug":"espn-teams-up-with-academy-award-winning-director-spike-lee-to-direct-and-appear-in-the-2021-nba-finals-broadcast-opens-on-abc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/01\/espn-teams-up-with-academy-award-winning-director-spike-lee-to-direct-and-appear-in-the-2021-nba-finals-broadcast-opens-on-abc\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN Teams Up with Academy Award-Winning Director Spike Lee to Direct and Appear in the 2021 NBA Finals Broadcast Opens on ABC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13456\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/espn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/espn.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/espn-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/espn-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/espn-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/espn-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ESPN today announced that Academy Award-Winning Director, Spike Lee, will direct and appear in the broadcast opens for the 2021 NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV. The first open debuts next week, airing at tip off to Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Each game will air one of the four episodes inspired by the NBA legends of both yesterday and today.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23225\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23225 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/440px-Spike_Lee_Cannes_2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/440px-Spike_Lee_Cannes_2018.jpg 440w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/440px-Spike_Lee_Cannes_2018-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Academy Award-Winning Director Spike Lee at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018. Photo: Georges Biard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In family rooms and kitchens around the world, NBA Fandom and the love of the game are passed on through generations. With a nod to Lee&#8217;s classic movies, the 2021 NBA Finals broadcast opens take advantage of a mixed media approach while incorporating both historical highlights and the style of the players who have impacted the Finals. 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