{"id":91967,"date":"2025-01-21T19:34:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T00:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=91967"},"modified":"2025-01-21T19:34:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T00:34:59","slug":"the-ninth-season-of-nba-saturday-primetime-on-abc-starts-january-25-with-a-blockbuster-tripleheader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/21\/the-ninth-season-of-nba-saturday-primetime-on-abc-starts-january-25-with-a-blockbuster-tripleheader\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ninth Season of &#8220;NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC&#8221; Starts January 25 with a Blockbuster Tripleheader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91968\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NBA-Saturday-PrimeTime.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NBA-Saturday-PrimeTime.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NBA-Saturday-PrimeTime-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Features NBA Finals Rematch, Western Conference Semifinals Rematch, LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry<\/p>\n<p>All-Access Paris Special Content Initiative Precedes Tripleheader at Noon ET on ESPN with In-Depth Coverage of Indiana Pacers vs. San Antonio Spurs from France<\/p><div id=\"morty-1765677548\" 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>ESPN&#8217;s ninth season of <em><strong>NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC<\/strong><\/em> Presented by Wingstop &#8211; the marquee, national NBA game of the week &#8211; tips off on January 25 with a blockbuster tripleheader to close out NBA Rivals Week highlighted by an NBA Finals rematch, a Western Conference Semifinals rematch and LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Stephen Curry and Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n<p><em>The NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC<\/em> tripleheader starts @ 3PM ET when the Minnesota Timberwolves and Anthony Edwards host the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic in a rematch of their classic seven-game Western Conference Semifinals series during the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Mark Jones will call the action with analyst Tim Legler and reporter Katie George.<\/p>\n<p>The action continues @ 5:30PM with a 2024 NBA Finals rematch as the defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum visit the Dallas Mavericks and Luka Doncic. Dave Pasch will provide commentary with analyst Richard Jefferson and reporter Cassidy Hubbarth.<\/p>\n<p>The tripleheader culminates @ 8PM as icons collide in a rematch of their Christmas thriller. The Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James will visit the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry. A pair of Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame commentators &#8211; Mike Breen and analyst Doris Burke &#8211; will be on the call with Lisa Salters reporting.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1032597786\" 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>All three <em>NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC<\/em> Presented by Wingstop matchups will also simulcast on ESPN+.<\/p>\n<p><em>NBA Countdown<\/em> Presented by DoorDash will precede the tripleheader, starting @ 2:30PM on ABC. 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