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throughout the six-week NASCAR Summer Series beginning Sunday, June 9, at Pocono Raceway at 1 p.m. ET. TNT’s all-access pass will include behind-the-scenes content featuring a select driver and their team (one per week) throughout the NASCAR Summer Series along with special “off the track” segments and more.</span> <a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6410" class="morelinks2">read more</a> <hr> <h3><a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6413" class="headlines"> NBA TV to Premiere Open Court: Legacies on Tuesday, June 4, at 9 p.m. ET  - <span class="headlines_date">30 May 2013</span></a></h3> <span class="abstracts">NBA TV will premiere a new episode of the critically-acclaimed Open Court, a roundtable discussion featuring a full cast of NBA TV and TNT commentators, on Tuesday, June 4, at 9 p.m. ET. Open Court: Legacies will feature candid discussions on a variety of legacies in the game including the impact of NBA Commissioner David Stern and players both past (Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal) and present (Miami’s LeBron James).</span> <a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6413" class="morelinks2">read more</a> <hr> <h3><a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6409" class="headlines"> TNT’s Exclusive Coverage of 2013 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 Delivers 5.1 U.S. HH Rating and 8.1 Million Total Viewers  - <span class="headlines_date">29 May 2013</span></a></h3> <span class="abstracts"> TNT’s exclusive presentation of the 2013 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers delivered a 5.1 U.S. HH rating and 8.1 million total viewers, based on Nielsen Fast Nationals, and bolstered the network to rank No. 1 across all of television (broadcast and cable) in prime time. TNT has televised the four most-viewed 2013 NBA Playoff telecasts to date across broadcast and cable.<br/> <br/> The Heat/Pacers Game 4 telecast is up 26% in U.S. HH rating and 24% among total viewers compared with the network’s coverage of the 2012 Western Conference Finals Game 4 (4.1 U.S. HH rating; 6.5 million total viewers).</span> <a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6409" class="morelinks2">read more</a> <hr> <h3><a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6408" class="headlines"> Turner Sports Debuts Team Stream™ App by Bleacher Report for BlackBerry 10 - <span class="headlines_date">28 May 2013</span></a></h3> <span class="abstracts">Turner Sports announced today that the top-rated Team Stream™ app from Bleacher Report is available for the first time for BlackBerry® 10 smartphones. Available for download on the BlackBerry® World™ storefront, Team Stream is a must-have, personalized sports news experience for fans that provides customized, curated sports stories from Bleacher Report and other top destinations around the Internet. Fans can download the free app, choose their favorite teams and sports, and receive their teams’ news first.</span> <a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6408" class="morelinks2">read more</a> <hr> <h3><a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6404" class="headlines">  TNT’s Exclusive Coverage of the 2013 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 Delivers 5.3 U.S. HH Rating & 8.2 Million Total Viewers - <span class="headlines_date">23 May 2013</span></a></h3> <span class="abstracts">TNT’s exclusive presentation of the 2013 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 between the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat delivered a 5.3 U.S. HH rating and 8.2 million total viewers, based on Nielsen Fast Nationals, and propelled the network to rank No. 1 across all of television (cable or broadcast) in prime time. Last night’s game is the highest-rated and most-viewed 2013 NBA Playoffs telecast to date.<br/>  </span> <a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6404" class="morelinks2">read more</a> <hr> <h3><a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6405" class="headlines"> NBA TV Announces 2013 WNBA Regular Season Telecast Schedule  - <span class="headlines_date">23 May 2013</span></a></h3> <span class="abstracts"> NBA TV will televise 45 games during the 2013 WNBA regular season – the league’s 17th season – tipping off with the defending WNBA Champion Indiana Fever visiting the San Antonio Silver Stars on Friday, May 24, at 8 p.m. ET.<br/> <br/> Schedule highlights include appearances from the “3 to See” – the top three 2013 draft picks, Britney Griner, Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins:<br/> <br/> Griner, the first overall draft pick, making her NBA TV debut when the Phoenix Mercury host the Washington Mystics on Friday, June 21, at 10 p.m.<br/> The second overall draft pick, Delle Donne, and the Chicago Sky taking on the Fever on Saturday, June 22, at 7 p.m. <br/> Star rookie Diggins and the Tulsa Shock visiting Griner and the Mercury on Friday, August 9, at 10 p.m.<br/></span> <a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6405" class="morelinks2">read more</a> <hr> <h3><a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6406" class="headlines">  NBA TV Announces 2013 WNBA Regular Season Telecast Schedule - <span class="headlines_date">23 May 2013</span></a></h3> <span class="abstracts"> NBA TV will televise 45 games during the 2013 WNBA regular season – the league’s 17th season – tipping off with the defending WNBA Champion Indiana Fever visiting the San Antonio Silver Stars on Friday, May 24, at 8 p.m. ET.<br/> <br/> Schedule highlights include appearances from the “3 to See” – the top three 2013 draft picks, Britney Griner, Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins:<br/> <br/> Griner, the first overall draft pick, making her NBA TV debut when the Phoenix Mercury host the Washington Mystics on Friday, June 21, at 10 p.m.<br/> The second overall draft pick, Delle Donne, and the Chicago Sky taking on the Fever on Saturday, June 22, at 7 p.m. <br/> Star rookie Diggins and the Tulsa Shock visiting Griner and the Mercury on Friday, August 9, at 10 p.m.</span> <a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6406" class="morelinks2">read more</a> <hr> <h3><a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6403" class="headlines"> NBA on TNT Analysts Break Down the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals - <span class="headlines_date">22 May 2013</span></a></h3> <span class="abstracts">TNT will be the exclusive home of the 2013 NBA Eastern Conference Finals when the Miami Heat face the Indiana Pacers beginning with Game 1 tonight, Wednesday, May 22, at 8:30 p.m. ET.<br/> <br/> TNT NBA analysts Steve Kerr, Reggie Miller and Kenny Smith, who will all be a part of the network’s coverage, offer their breakdown of the series<br/></span> <a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6403" class="morelinks2">read more</a> <hr> <h3><a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6401" class="headlines"> TNT's Exclusive Coverage of the Eastern Conference Finals Tips Off Wednesday, May 22, with Miami Hosting Indiana at 8:30 p.m. ET - <span class="headlines_date">20 May 2013</span></a></h3> <span class="abstracts">TNT will be the exclusive home of the 2013 NBA Eastern Conference Finals when the Miami Heat and LeBron James face the Indiana Pacers and Paul George in a best-of-seven series beginning with Game 1 from Miami on Wednesday, May 22, at 8:30 p.m. ET. The network’s Sports Emmy Award-winning NBA Playoff coverage will feature Marv Albert calling the action with analysts Steve Kerr and Reggie Miller.</span> <a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6401" class="morelinks2">read more</a> <hr> <h3><a href="/web/20130603123816/http://news.turner.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=6400" class="headlines">  NBA TV to Televise 2013 NBA Social Media Awards presented by SAP  June 12 at 8 p.m. ET<br/> - <span class="headlines_date">13 May 2013</span></a></h3> <span class="abstracts"> NBA TV will televise the second annual NBA Social Media Awards presented by SAP – celebrating NBA players, teams and fans for their social engagement throughout the 2012-13 NBA regular season – on Wednesday, June 12, at 8 p.m. (ET). Chris Webber (@realchriswebber) will host the show along with contributions and appearances from various players and celebrities. 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