ESPN+, ESPN2, ESPNEWS and ESPNU Combine to Distribute Regular-Season NBA G League Games, Playoffs, Finals and the 2019 Winter Showcase

• Over 200 Regular-Season NBA G League Games Available to Stream on ESPN+
• ESPN+, ESPN2, ESPNEWS and ESPNU to Carry Sixteen NBA G League Winter Showcase Games
• NBA G League Winter Showcase Championship Game to Air on ESPN2
• ESPNU and ESPNEWS to Carry Up to Nine Games from the NBA G League Playoffs and Finals

During the 2019-20 NBA G League season, ESPN+, the leading direct-to-consumer sports streaming service, will stream over 200 regular-season games, including tonight’s 8 p.m. ET matchup between the defending G League champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers and the Oklahoma City Blue. Games will stream live on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout the season.

For the full schedule: 2019-20 NBA G League Schedule

ESPNU and ESPNEWS will broadcast games from the 2019 MGM Resorts NBA G League Winter Showcase, the NBA G League’s premier in-season scouting event, on Thursday, Dec. 19 and Friday Dec. 20 beginning at 3 p.m. ET and Sunday Dec. 22, beginning at 2 p.m. On Saturday Dec. 21, coverage will be available to stream on ESPN+, beginning at 3 p.m. The showcase spans four days and features 28 regular-season games in a tournament format. The championship game will air on ESPN2 Sunday, Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. There will be a $100,000 prize for NBA G League players on the winning team.

NBA G League Winter Showcase

In addition to the Winter Showcase, ESPNU and ESPNEWS will combine to televise the 2020 NBA G League Playoffs and Finals. The playoffs begin on Mar. 31 with the first round doubleheader broadcasting on ESPNU. The Playoffs consist of three single-elimination rounds before culminating with a best-of-three NBA G League Finals. The NBA G League Finals tip off on Sunday, Apr. 12.

2020 NBA G League Playoffs and Finals

A record 28 teams will compete in the NBA G League’s 19th season. An all-time-high 42 percent of players on NBA start-of-season rosters had NBA G League experience.  Notable G League alumni include 2019 NBA Most Improved Player and NBA Champion Pascal Siakam, reigning back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year, Rudy Gobert, and NBA All-Star Khris Middleton.  Every NBA team has at least three NBA G League veterans, more than half of NBA teams have at least seven NBA G League veterans, and three NBA clubs (L.A. Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Washington Wizards) have 10 NBA G League veterans on its roster.

About ESPN+

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