{"id":54284,"date":"2023-05-15T14:49:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T18:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=54284"},"modified":"2023-05-15T14:49:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T18:49:56","slug":"espn-platforms-to-exclusively-televise-2023-nba-western-conference-finals-los-angeles-lakers-vs-denver-nuggets-starting-may-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/15\/espn-platforms-to-exclusively-televise-2023-nba-western-conference-finals-los-angeles-lakers-vs-denver-nuggets-starting-may-16\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN Platforms to Exclusively Televise 2023 NBA Western Conference Finals: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets Starting May 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12292\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NBA-Logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NBA-Logo-1.jpg 570w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NBA-Logo-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NBA-Logo-1-560x368.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NBA-Logo-1-260x171.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NBA-Logo-1-160x105.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/>ESPN platforms will exclusively televise the 2023 NBA Western Conference Finals &#8211; the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James vs. the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic &#8211; starting with Game 1 on Tuesday, May 16, @ 8:30PM ET. The longstanding NBA Finals broadcast team of Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame play-by-play voice Mike Breen and analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson will provide commentary with Lisa Salters reporting. ESPN officiating expert Steve Javie will contribute to coverage from the NBA Replay Center. The full game schedule is below.<\/p>\n<h4>\nNBA Draft Lottery<\/h4>\n<p>ESPN will exclusively televise the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery prior to Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference Finals, @ 8PM, on May 16. ESPN NBA reporter and host Malika Andrews will lead the coverage, which will also include reports from ESPN Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski and analysis from Richard Jefferson and Monica McNutt. The NBA Draft Lottery emanates from the McCormick Convention Center, in Chicago, Ill. It is widely projected that French basketball sensation Victor Wembanyama will be the first overall selection in this year&#8217;s NBA Draft.<\/p><div id=\"morty-634804548\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>NBA Countdown will precede each NBA Western Conference Finals game. The ESPN NBA Countdown shows will begin @ 7:30PM, while the ABC NBA Countdown show on May 20 will begin @ 8PM Mike Greenberg hosts NBA Countdown with analysts Stephen A. Smith, Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Wilbon, Jalen Rose and ESPN Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski. All ESPN NBA programming is available to stream on the ESPN App.<\/p>\n<p>NBA Western Conference Finals game schedule:<\/p>\n<p>Date Time (ET) Game Platform(s)<\/p>\n<p>Tue, May 16 8:30PM Game 1: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN2, ESPN+ ESPN App<\/p><div id=\"morty-3726163692\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thu, May 18 8:30PM Game 2: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN App<\/p>\n<p>Sat, May 20 8:30PM Game 3: Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers ABC, ESPN Radio, ESPN App<\/p>\n<p>Mon, May 22 8:30PM Game 4: Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN App<\/p>\n<p>Wed, May 24 8:30PM *Game 5: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN App<\/p>\n<p>Fri, May 26 8:30PM *Game 6: Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN App<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 28 8:30PM *Game 7: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN App<\/p>\n<p>*If necessary<\/p>\n<h4>Conference Finals on ESPN Radio<\/h4>\n<p>The NBA Western Conference Finals will also be nationally available on ESPN Radio. 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