ESPN Audio will also broadcast a Christmas Day doubleheader: the New York Knicks and Carmelo Anthony hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder and Kevin Durant at 2:30 p.m. (broadcast begins at 1:30 p.m.), immediately followed by the Miami Heat visiting the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant.
ESPN Audio will also be the exclusive national broadcast home of NBA All-Star events, including the 63rd All-Star Game from New Orleans, NBA playoffs and the NBA Finals.
All broadcasts will be available on ESPN Radio, ESPNRadio.com and the ESPN Radio mobile app.
ESPN Audio schedule highlights:
- 27 broadcasts, including six doubleheaders – December 25, January 26, February 9, February 23, March 9, April 6;
- Exclusive national broadcaster of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Western Conference Finals and Finals;
- Broadcast of the 2014 All-Star Game from New Orleans, as well as BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, Meet the All Stars and All-Star Saturday Night;
- Multiple appearances by the NBA’s biggest superstars, including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Derrick Rose, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and Carmelo Anthony;
- 10 appearances by the defending champion Miami Heat; eight appearances from the Los Angeles Lakers; seven appearances each by the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder;
- 2013 NBA Finals rematch on Jan. 26 – San Antonio Spurs at Miami Heat;
- Battle for LA on Apr. 6 – Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Clippers, immediately following the Miami at New York tilt.
2013-14 ESPN Audio NBA Schedule
| Date | Game |
| Tues, Oct. 29 | Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat |
| Weds, Dec. 25 | Oklahoma City Thunder at New York Knicks |
| Miami Heat at Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Thurs, Jan. 9 | Miami Heat at New York Knicks |
| Thurs, Jan. 16 | Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets |
| Thurs, Jan. 23 | Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat |
| Sun, Jan. 26 | San Antonio Spurs at Miami Heat |
| Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks | |
| Thurs, Jan 30 | Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State Warriors |
| Thurs, Feb. 7 | San Antonio Spurs at Brooklyn Nets |
| Sun, Feb. 9 | New York Knicks at Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Chicago Bulls at Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Thurs, Feb. 13 | Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers |
| Fri, Feb. 14 | BBVA Rising Stars Challenge |
| Sat, Feb. 15 | Meet the All Stars |
| All-Star Saturday Night | |
| Sun, Feb. 16 | 63rd NBA All-Star Game |
| Sun, Feb. 23 | Los Angeles Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat | |
| Sun, March 2 | New York Knicks at Chicago Bulls |
| Thurs, March 6 | Miami Heat at San Antonio Spurs |
| Sun, March 9 | Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls |
| Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Sun, March 16 | Houston Rockets at Miami Heat |
| Tues, March 25 | Oklahoma City Thunder at Dallas Mavericks |
| Tues, April 1 | Houston Rockets at Brooklyn Nets |
| Sun, April 6 | New York Knicks at Miami Heat |
| Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Clippers | |
| Tues, April 8 | Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers |
| Sun, April 13 | Chicago Bulls at New York Knicks |
| Tues, April 15 | Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Clippers |
About ESPN Audio
ESPN Audio is comprised of ESPN Radio, the country’s largest sports radio network, ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPNRadio.com, and ESPN Podcasts.
ESPN Radio, which launched January 1,1992, provides more than 9,000 hours of talk and event content annually, reaching 24 million listeners a week on 450 nationwide stations, including more than 360 full-time affiliates and clearance in the top 25 markets with owned and/or operated FM stations in New York and Dallas, AM signals in Chicago and Los Angeles. ESPN Radio programming is also available on Sirius XM and via digital distributors Slacker Radio and Tune In. ESPN Deportes Radio is the only all-sports Spanish radio network, and has 46 affiliates covering 72% of the Hispanic DMA with stations in the top 10 Hispanic markets, including owned and/or operated stations in New York and Dallas.
ESPNRadio.com is the most listened to live stream of any terrestrial broadcaster in the world — reaching more than 714,000 unique listeners per month who logged more than 95.3 million total listening hours in 2012, with 11.2 million session starts per month (source: Ando Media). ESPN Podcasts logged 188.8 million completed downloads in 2012 via the ESPN PodCenter and iTunes.
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