NBA Saturday Primetime

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| presenter = [[Mike Breen]]<br>[[Doc Rivers]]<br>[[Doris Burke]]<br>[[Lisa Salters]]<br>[[Mark Jones (sportscaster)|Mark Jones]]<br>[[Dave Pasch]]<br>[[Hubie Brown]]<br>[[Cassidy Hubbarth]]<br>[[Malika Andrews]]<br>[[Stephen A. Smith]]<br>[[Michael Wilbon]]<br>[[Bob Myers]]

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| country = United States

| language = English

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| num_episodes = 40

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| runtime = 150+ minutes through post-game

| company = [[ESPN]]

| network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]

| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|01|23}}

| last_aired = present

| related = ''[[NBA Sunday Showcase]]''

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'''''NBA Saturday Primetime''''' is the branding used for Saturday night broadcasts of [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) games produced by [[ESPN]] and televised on its sister network [[American Broadcasting Company]] (ABC). ''Saturday Primetime'' games typically air on selected Saturdays from January to March or April of the regular season. As these games air in primetime, they usually feature marquee matchups of the league's most prominent teams.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cafardo|first1=Ben|title=Saturday Night NBA on ABC Launching in January|url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2015/07/saturday-night-nba-on-abc-launching-in-january/|publisher=ESPN MediaZone|access-date=2 March 2016|date=16 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Cafardo|first1=Ben|title=Saturday Night NBA on ABC launching in January|url=http://www.espnfrontrow.com/2015/07/saturday-night-nba-on-abc-launching-in-january/|publisher=ESPN Front Row|access-date=2 March 2016|date=July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ABC to debut Saturday night NBA coverage in January|url=http://www.nba.com/2015/news/07/16/abc-to-debut-saturday-night-nba-coverage-in-january.ap/|publisher=NBA|access-date=2 March 2016|date=16 July 2015}}</ref>

While ABC has been the NBA's [[broadcast TV]] partner since 2002, the network's games had mostly aired on Sunday afternoons. In 2006, [[ABC Sports]] was absorbed by [[ESPN]], and all sports telecasts on ABC since then air under the [[ESPN on ABC]] banner. The first Saturday primetime games on ABC then began in the [[2015–16 NBA season|2015–16 season]], serving as the network's mid-season replacement for ''[[Saturday Night Football]]'' telecasts following the completion of college football season.

==Overview==

Since its inception, the games had been called by [[Mike Breen]], [[Jeff Van Gundy]], and [[Mark Jackson]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cafardo |first=Ben |date=2016-01-18 |title=

Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy & Mark Jackson Named NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC Team |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2016/01/mike-breen-jeff-van-gundy-mark-jackson-named-nba-saturday-primetime-on-abc-team/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=ESPN Press Room U.S. |language=en-US}}</ref>

In August 2023, ESPN announced that the new lead broadcast team of Breen, [[Doris Burke]], and [[Doc Rivers]] would call the ''NBA Saturday Primetime'' games starting with the [[2023–24 NBA season|2023–24 season]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajan |first=Ronce |date=2023-08-14 |title=ESPN's Reimagined NBA Game and Studio Coverage Plans for 2023-24 Season |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2023/08/espns-reimagined-nba-game-and-studio-coverage-plans-for-2023-24-season/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=ESPN Press Room U.S. |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Games and results ==

{{Main|List of NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC results}}

==References==

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