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Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...

WQXI
WXIA-TV
WXIA-TV, virtual channel 11.1 , is the NBC-affiliated television station in Atlanta, Georgia. Popularly known by its 11 Alive moniker, WXIA is owned by the Gannett Company in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate WATL...


WTCG/WTBS
WVEU/WUPA
WUPA
WUPA, channel 69, is a television station in Atlanta, Georgia. An owned and operated station of the The CW Television Network, it identifies itself as "CW 69". It is owned by CBS Corporation, which is half-owner of The CW. Founded November 10, 1980, the station is broadcast locally in...


WGNX
WGCL-TV
WGCL-TV, virtual channel 46.1 is the CBS-affiliated television station serving the Atlanta, Georgia area. Its city of license is Atlanta, and the station is owned by Meredith Corporation, making it the largest-market CBS station not owned by the network...


WATL
WHOT
1968
1968-69 Atlanta Hawks season
The 1968-69 Atlanta Hawks season was the team's first season in Atlanta, after their relocation from St. Louis, where the franchise played the previous thirteen seasons. The franchise traded Lenny Wilkens to the Seattle Supersonics in exchange for Walt Hazzard. Hazzard would help lead the Hawks to...

-1972
1972
1972–73 Atlanta Hawks season
The 1972-73 Atlanta Hawks season, the fifth for the franchise in the Georgia Capital, saw the team move their home games from the Alexander Memorial Coliseum to The Omni Coliseum. The Hawks registered a 46-36 record during the regular-season, but went 2-4 against the Boston Celtics in postseason....

-1994
1993-94 Atlanta Hawks season
In 1993-94, Michael Jordan shocked the NBA by announcing his retirement. This meant that various teams in the league had an opportunity to contend for a championship. The Hawks hired Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens as their new coach. Wilkens was a star guard for the franchise when it was based in St....


1984-1986
1985-86 Atlanta Hawks season
The Hawks entered the season with rookies Jon Koncak and Spud Webb. The Hawks were transformed into one of the youngest teams in the NBA. The Hawks were led by "the Human Highlight Reel" Dominique Wilkins. He would have an outstanding year as he led the NBA in scoring with an average of 30.3 points...

, 2001-2006
1986-1993
1994
1993-94 Atlanta Hawks season
In 1993-94, Michael Jordan shocked the NBA by announcing his retirement. This meant that various teams in the league had an opportunity to contend for a championship. The Hawks hired Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens as their new coach. Wilkens was a star guard for the franchise when it was based in St....

-1999
1999-2001
Boston Celtics WNAC-TV
WHDH-TV
WHDH, digital channel 42 , is an NBC-affiliated television station in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest NBC station not owned by the network. Owned by Sunbeam Television, WHDH is a sister station to CW affiliate WLVI...


WBZ-TV
WBZ-TV
WBZ-TV, virtual channel 4, is a CBS owned-and-operated television station, located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. WBZ-TV's studios and office facilities, shared with sister station WSBK-TV , are located in the Allston-Brighton section of Boston, and its transmitter is located in Needham,...



WHDH-TV
WHDH-TV (defunct)
WHDH-TV was the callsign of the first station to use channel 5 in Boston. The station ceased operations March 18, 1972, after the station lost its license. The channel, but not the license, was taken over by WCVB-TV the following morning: March 19, 1972. It is of no relation to either WCVB or...


WIHS
WSBK-TV
WSBK-TV is a MyNetworkTV television station for eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire that is licensed to Boston. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 39 from a transmitter along the Needham and Wellesley town line southwest of the MA 9 and I-95 / MA 128...


WKBG
WSMW
WUNI
WUNI, digital channel 29, is the Univision television affiliate for the Greater Boston market. Licensed to Worcester, Massachusetts, the station runs general Spanish entertainment programs as well as news and information programming...


WBZ-TV
WBZ-TV
WBZ-TV, virtual channel 4, is a CBS owned-and-operated television station, located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. WBZ-TV's studios and office facilities, shared with sister station WSBK-TV , are located in the Allston-Brighton section of Boston, and its transmitter is located in Needham,...


WLVI
WFXT
WFXT
WFXT is a television station owned and operated by the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in Boston, Massachusetts. The station's studio and office facility is in Dedham, Massachusetts, and its transmitter is located in Needham, Massachusetts...


WSBK-TV
WSBK-TV
WSBK-TV is a MyNetworkTV television station for eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire that is licensed to Boston. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 39 from a transmitter along the Needham and Wellesley town line southwest of the MA 9 and I-95 / MA 128...


WABU
WBPX
WBPX-TV, digital channel 32, is the Ion Television station owned by ION Media Networks , serving the Boston market. The station primarily broadcasts infomercials before 6 p.m. daily, along with a daily Catholic Mass and other religious programming, with Ion network programming beginning at 6 p.m....

1948
1949-1954
-1960-1965
1965-1966
1966-1969
1968–69 Boston Celtics season
The 1968–69 Boston Celtics season was their 23rd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association .-Draft picks:-Depth chart:-Player statistics:-Season:-Playoffs:-NBA Finals:Celtics win series 4-3-References:...


1970-1973
1973
1972–73 Boston Celtics season
The 1972–73 Boston Celtics season was their 27th in the National Basketball Association . The Celtics finished the season with the best record in the league at 68-14...

-1985
1985–86 Boston Celtics season
In 1985-86 the Celtics fielded one of the best teams in NBA history. The 1986 Celtics won 67 games, going 40-1 at home . Bird won his third consecutive MVP award after having arguably his finest season, and Walton won the Sixth Man of the Year Award...

; 1993-1994
1993–94 Boston Celtics season
The 1993–94 Boston Celtics season was the 48th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association . This season marked the first since 1978-79 that the Celtics failed to qualify for the NBA playoffs . Tragedy struck the team prior to the season when star guard Reggie Lewis died...


1985
1985–86 Boston Celtics season
In 1985-86 the Celtics fielded one of the best teams in NBA history. The 1986 Celtics won 67 games, going 40-1 at home . Bird won his third consecutive MVP award after having arguably his finest season, and Walton won the Sixth Man of the Year Award...

-1990
1989–90 Boston Celtics season
The 1989–90 Boston Celtics season was the 44th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association .-Draft picks:-Roster:00 Robert Parish3 Dennis Johnson 4 Jim Paxson7 Kelvin Upshaw12 Otis Birdsong20 Brian Shaw...


1990
1990–91 Boston Celtics season
The 1990–91 Boston Celtics season was the 45th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association . After failing to advance past the first round in the two previous seasons, it appeared going into the 90-91 season that the Celtics were fading as NBA title contenders...

-1993
1992–93 Boston Celtics season
The 1992–93 Boston Celtics season was the 47th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association . This marked the first season since the 1978-79 season that Hall of Fame player Larry Bird was not on the team. This also was the final season for longtime Celtics all-star forward...


1993
1993–94 Boston Celtics season
The 1993–94 Boston Celtics season was the 48th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association . This season marked the first since 1978-79 that the Celtics failed to qualify for the NBA playoffs . Tragedy struck the team prior to the season when star guard Reggie Lewis died...

-1998
1997–98 Boston Celtics season
The 1997–98 Boston Celtics season was the 52nd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association . Despite finishing with the NBA's worst record in 1996-97, the Celtics were back in the headlines after hiring Rick Pitino as head coach...


1998-1999
1998–99 Boston Celtics season
The 1998–99 Boston Celtics season was the 53rd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association .-Draft picks:-See also:*1998–99 NBA season...

Charlotte Bobcats WJZY
WJZY
WJZY is the CW-affiliated television station for Charlotte, North Carolina licensed to Belmont. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 47 from a transmitter in Dallas along the Catawba River. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable channel 8 and in high definition...


WMYT-TV
WMYT-TV
WMYT-TV is the MyNetworkTV-affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina. It broadcasts on digital channel 39 and virtual channel 55. Its branding refers to its position on channel 12 on Charlotte area cable systems. It is owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company along with WJZY...

2004-2006
2005–06 Charlotte Bobcats season
The 2005–06 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 2nd season for the Charlotte Bobcats in the National Basketball Association . The Bobcats moved from the Charlotte Coliseum to the Charlotte Bobcats Arena.-Draft:-Standings:-Season schedule:...


2006
2005–06 Charlotte Bobcats season
The 2005–06 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 2nd season for the Charlotte Bobcats in the National Basketball Association . The Bobcats moved from the Charlotte Coliseum to the Charlotte Bobcats Arena.-Draft:-Standings:-Season schedule:...

-2008
2007–08 Charlotte Bobcats season
The 2007–08 Charlotte Bobcats season was their 4th season in the National Basketball Association since becoming an expansion team in 2004.Charlotte finished 32–50 for the season and didn't qualify for the playoffs...

Chicago Bulls WGN-TV
WGN-TV
WGN-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the CW-affiliated television station in Chicago, Illinois built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WGN-TV's studios and offices are located at 2501 W...


WSNS-TV
WSNS-TV
WSNS-TV, channel 44, is an owned-and-operated station of the Spanish-language Telemundo network, located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. This station is owned by NBCUniversal, which is also the parent company of Telemundo...


WFLD
WFLD
WFLD, virtual channel 32 , is the Fox owned-and-operated television station, based in Chicago, Illinois; through its parent company News Corporation, the station is owned in a duopoly with area MyNetworkTV affiliate WPWR-TV...


WCIU-TV
WCIU-TV
WCIU-TV is an independent television station located in Chicago, Illinois. It operates on UHF digital channel 27 and is Chicago's oldest UHF station, signing on the air in 1964. WCIU-TV is the flagship station of Weigel Broadcasting, a locally-based broadcaster which has owned the station since...

1966
1966–67 Chicago Bulls season
The 1966–67 Chicago Bulls season was the 1st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association .-NBA Draft:Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players drafted by the franchise that played at least one NBA game.-Roster:The...

-1973; 1976-85
1984–85 Chicago Bulls season
In the summer of 1984, the team's fortunes changed when it received the third pick of the NBA draft, after Houston and Portland. The Rockets selected Hakeem Olajuwon, the Blazers jumped on Sam Bowie, and the Bulls grabbed shooting guard Michael Jordan out of the University of North Carolina.The...

; 1989-90
1989–90 Chicago Bulls season
The 1989–1990 Chicago Bulls finished the regular season with a 55-27 record, averaging 109.5 points per game and being led by Michael Jordan's league-leading 33.6...

-present
1973-76
1985
1985–86 Chicago Bulls season
The Chicago Bulls qualified for the NBA Playoffs.-NBA Draft:The 1985 NBA Draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era...

-89
1988–89 Chicago Bulls season
The Chicago Bulls qualified for the NBA Playoffs.-NBA Draft:-Regular season:In the 1988–89 season, Jordan again led the league in scoring, averaging 32.5 ppg on 53.8% shooting from the field...


c. 1999-2000-present
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...

WEWS-TV
WEWS-TV
WEWS-TV, virtual channel 5 , is a television station in Cleveland, Ohio. WEWS has been owned by the E. W. Scripps Company since its inception, and is an affiliate of the ABC television network...


WUAB
WUAB
WUAB, identified on-air as "My43 The Block, WUAB", is the MyNetworkTV affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio. The station is licensed to the suburb of Lorain, and it shares a studio in downtown Cleveland with sister station WOIO, Cleveland's CBS affiliate. Its transmitter is located in Parma, Ohio...


WOIO-TV
1970-1973
1973
1973–74 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 1973-74 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 4th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 29-53 record, finishing last in the Central Division and 7th Eastern Conference. Austin Carr was named an All-Star and set the team record for points per game...

1987
1986–87 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 1986–87 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 18th NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio....

; 1994
1994–95 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 1994-95 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 25th season of NBA basketball for the franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished their first season at Gund Arena season with a 43–39 record, finishing 4th in the Central Division...

-present
1987
1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 1987-88 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 19th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 42-40 record, finishing 4th in the Central Division. Brad Daugherty was named an All-Star for the first time.Key Dates:...

1994
1993–94 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 1993-94 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 24th season of NBA basketball franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers finished the season, their last at The Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio, with a 47–35 record, finishing 4th in the Central Division. Mark Price led the team in assists and was...

Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...

KWGN-TV
KWGN-TV
KWGN-TV, virtual channel 2 , is a television station in Denver, Colorado, owned by the Tribune Company and affiliated with the CW Television Network...


KTVD
KTVD
KTVD, virtual channel 20 is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station based in Denver, Colorado, and is owned by the Gannett Company. The station is a sister to KUSA, Denver's NBC affiliate and is housed and operated out of KUSA's high definition studios...

1978-79
?-2004
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...

KTXA
KTXA
KTXA, virtual channel 21 , is an independent television station based in Fort Worth, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth designated market area. With its transmitter in Cedar Hill, KTXA is owned by CBS Corporation and is the sister station of CBS outlet KTVT .KTXA was originally an...

/WFAA-TV
WFAA-TV
WFAA, channel 8, is an ABC-affiliated television station serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex, one of the top ten media markets in North America. The station is the flagship of Belo Corporation and the largest ABC affiliate not owned and operated by the network...


KTVT
KTVT
KTVT, virtual channel 11, is a CBS owned-and-operated television station licensed to Fort Worth, Texas, and serving the Dallas-Fort Worth designated market area. The station is co-owned with independent station KTXA , and the two stations share facilities in Dallas and Fort Worth...


KTXA
KTXA
KTXA, virtual channel 21 , is an independent television station based in Fort Worth, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth designated market area. With its transmitter in Cedar Hill, KTXA is owned by CBS Corporation and is the sister station of CBS outlet KTVT .KTXA was originally an...

/KTVT
KTVT
KTVT, virtual channel 11, is a CBS owned-and-operated television station licensed to Fort Worth, Texas, and serving the Dallas-Fort Worth designated market area. The station is co-owned with independent station KTXA , and the two stations share facilities in Dallas and Fort Worth...

early 1980s
mid 1980s–early 1990s
late 1990s
Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...

WJBK
WJBK
WJBK is the Fox–owned and operated television station in Detroit, Michigan broadcasting on digital channel 7...


WKBD
WKBD
WKBD-TV, virtual channel 50 , is an owned and operated station of the CW Television Network, based in Detroit, Michigan. The station is owned and operated by the CBS Corporation, and is one-half of a duopoly with sister station WWJ-TV . Its studios and transmitters are located at 11 mile and...


WDIV/WMYD
WMYD
WMYD is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for Southeast Michigan licensed to Detroit. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 21 from a transmitter on Eight Mile Road in Oak Park along the Oakland and Wayne County line. The station can also be seen on Comcast...

?-1972
1972-2005
2005-2008
Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

KTVU
KTVU
KTVU, virtual channel 2 , is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Licensed to Oakland, California, the station has been owned by Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises since 1964, making it the largest Fox affiliate by market size that is not owned and operated by the...


KPIX-TV
KPIX-TV
KPIX-TV is the CBS owned and operated television station in San Francisco, California. Through its parent company CBS Corporation, KPIX is co-owned with The CW affiliate KBCW-TV ....


KBHK
KICU-TV
KICU-TV
KICU-TV, known as TV36, is an independent television station in the San Francisco Bay Area market. It shares its broadcast facility with sister station KTVU in Oakland but it is licensed to San Jose, where KICU was formerly located. It is owned by Cox Enterprises. It runs an independent schedule...

1962-63; 1968-1981; 1997-2002
1987-1992
1980-1985
1989–2002
Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...

KIAH
KTXH
KTXH
KTXH, digital channel 19 , is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station in Houston, Texas. It is owned by the Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, and is one-half of a duopoly with Fox network station KRIV .Along with programming from MyNetworkTV, the station also airs...


KTBU-TV
KNWS-TV
mid 1970s–1982; late 1990s–c. 2000
1999–2000 Houston Rockets season
The 1999-00 Rockets season ended with a record of 34-48. Houston's first game was at home against the Milwaukee Bucks on November 2, 1999. The Rockets lost 93-98. This led to a 5-game losing streak. Houston's first win was against the Los Angeles Lakers on November 12, 1999. The game's score was...


1983–late 1990s; 2008
2008–09 Houston Rockets season
The 2008–09 Houston Rockets season will be the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft will take place in New York City.*July 1: The free agency period will start....

-present
c.; shown half of the 2001-02 season;
shared duties with KIAH-TV for 2002-03 season; 2002
2002–03 Houston Rockets season
The 2002–03 Houston Rockets season saw the Rockets draft Yao Ming.-Draft picks:-Standings:-Game log:-Season:-Additions:The 2002–03 Houston Rockets season saw the Rockets draft Yao Ming.-Draft picks:...

-2007
2007–08 Houston Rockets season
The 2007-08 Houston Rockets season was their 41st season in the National Basketball Association and 37th in Houston. The Rockets won at least 50 games for the second straight season and made the playoffs also on the back of a 22 game winning streak, the second longest in the history of the NBA. The...

Indiana Pacers WTTV
WTTV
WTTV is a CW-affiliated television station licensed to Bloomington, Indiana, serving the Indianapolis television market. WTTV is owned by the Tribune Company, and is one-half of a duopoly with WXIN , the market's Fox affiliate. The two stations share a studio at 6910 Network Place on the northwest...


WXIN
WXIN (TV)
WXIN, channel 59, is the Fox affiliated television station in Indianapolis, Indiana. The station broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 45, using its former analog channel 59 as its virtual channel via PSIP...

1967-1988; 1991-2006
2005-06 Indiana Pacers season
The 2005–06 Indiana Pacers season was the 30th season completed by the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association .-Draft Selections:-Season summary:...


1988-1991
Los Angeles Clippers KTTV
KTTV
KTTV, channel 11, is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in Los Angeles, California. Serving the vast Los Angeles metropolitan area, KTTV is a sister station to KCOP , Los Angeles' MyNetworkTV station...


KTLA
KTLA
KTLA, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Los Angeles, California, USA. Owned by the Tribune Company, KTLA is an affiliate of the CW Television Network. KTLA's studios are on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson...


KCOP-TV
KCOP-TV
KCOP-TV, channel 13, is a television station in Los Angeles, California. Owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, KCOP is a sister station to Fox network outlet KTTV , and is affiliated with the MyNetworkTV programming service...


KCAL-TV
KCAL-TV
KCAL-TV, channel 9, is an independent television station in Los Angeles, California, USA, owned by the CBS Corporation. KCAL-TV shares its studio facilities with KCBS-TV inside CBS Studio Center in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson.-Digital...

1984-85
1984–85 Los Angeles Clippers season
The 1984-85 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 15th season in the NBA, their 1st season in the city of Los Angeles. Team owner, real estate mogul Donald Sterling, for the past two seasons has been trying to move the team from San Diego finally succeeded....


1985
1985–86 Los Angeles Clippers season
The 1985-86 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 16th season in the NBA, their 2nd in Los Angeles.-Draft picks:-Roster:The 1985-86 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 16th season in the NBA, their 2nd in Los Angeles.-Draft picks:...

-91
1990–91 Los Angeles Clippers season
The 1990-91 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 21st season in the NBA, their 7th in Los Angeles.-Draft picks:-Roster:The 1990-91 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 21st season in the NBA, their 7th in Los Angeles.-Draft picks:...

; 2002
2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers season
The 2002-03 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 33rd season in the NBA, their 19th in Los Angeles.-Draft Picks:-Roster:-Roster Notes:* This is Cherokee Park's second tour of duty with the franchise...

-2009
1991
1991–92 Los Angeles Clippers season
The 1991-92 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 22nd season in the NBA, their 8th in Los Angeles. For the first time in their history, they finished with a better record than the Los Angeles Lakers.-Draft Picks:-Roster:...

-1996
1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers season
The 1995-96 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 26th season in the NBA their 2nd in Anaheim.-Draft Picks:-Roster:-Awards:*Forward/guard Brent Barry won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest...


1996
1996–97 Los Angeles Clippers season
The 1996-97 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 27th season in the NBA their 3rd in Anaheim.-Draft Picks:-Roster:-Roster Notes:...

-2001
2000–01 Los Angeles Clippers season
The 2000-01 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 31st season in the NBA, their 17th in Los Angeles.-Draft Picks:-Roster:-All-Star:*Corey Maggette participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during NBA All Star Weekend...

Los Angeles Lakers KCAL-TV
KCAL-TV
KCAL-TV, channel 9, is an independent television station in Los Angeles, California, USA, owned by the CBS Corporation. KCAL-TV shares its studio facilities with KCBS-TV inside CBS Studio Center in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson.-Digital...


KTTV
KTTV
KTTV, channel 11, is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in Los Angeles, California. Serving the vast Los Angeles metropolitan area, KTTV is a sister station to KCOP , Los Angeles' MyNetworkTV station...


KTLA
KTLA
KTLA, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Los Angeles, California, USA. Owned by the Tribune Company, KTLA is an affiliate of the CW Television Network. KTLA's studios are on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson...

1961-62-1963-64; 1977-present
1964-65-1966-67
1967-68-1976-77
Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...

WPXX-TV
WPXX-TV
WPXX-TV, channel 50 , is a ION Network affiliate in Memphis, Tennessee.The station signed on the air on December 31, 1994 under the call letters WFBI and was owned by Memphis businessman, radiologist George Flinn...


WMC-TV
WMC-TV
WMC-TV is the NBC affiliate television station for the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area. The station serves roughly the western third of Tennessee, northwestern Mississippi, northeastern Arkansas and the southeastern corner of Missouri over the air on satellite and on various cable systems. Its...

2001-2005
2001-2007
Miami Heat WBFS-TV
WBFS-TV
WBFS-TV is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for South Florida that is licensed to Miami. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 32 from a transmitter in Miramar. Owned by the CBS Corporation, the station is sister to CBS affiliate WFOR-TV and the two share...

/WTOG
WTOG
WTOG, channel 44, is a television station in St. Petersburg, Florida. Owned by the CBS Corporation, WTOG serves as the Tampa Bay Area station for the co-owned The CW Television Network. Its transmitter is located in Riverview, Florida.-Early years:...

 (Tampa)
WAMI-TV
WAMI-TV
WAMI-DT is the TeleFutura Network-owned television station for the Miami/Fort Lauderdale market. This station is currently owned by Univision and transmits Spanish language programming on channel 69.- Channel 69, WCIX translator channel :...


WBFS-TV
WBFS-TV
WBFS-TV is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for South Florida that is licensed to Miami. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 32 from a transmitter in Miramar. Owned by the CBS Corporation, the station is sister to CBS affiliate WFOR-TV and the two share...

/WFOR-TV
WFOR-TV
WFOR-TV, virtual channel 4.1 , is the CBS owned-and-operated station in Miami, Florida. WFOR shares its TV studio facilities with sister station WBFS-TV in Doral, near Miami International Airport, and its transmitter is located in Miramar.WFOR-TV also previously had two translator stations in the...

1988
1988–89 Miami Heat season
The 1988-89 Miami Heat season was Miami's inaugural season in the NBA. The Miami Heat were the first of 2 expansion teams to play in the state of Florida over a two year period. The expansion would include three other expansion franchises in Charlotte, Minnesota, and Orlando. The expansion Heat...

-99
1998–99 Miami Heat season
The 1998-99 Miami Heat season is the 11th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association ....

 (25 games on WBFS/12 games on WTOG)
1999-2000
1999–2000 Miami Heat season
The 1999-2000 Miami Heat season is the 12th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association . The Heat played their last home game in the Miami Arena and their first home at the American Airlines Arena.-Standings:...


2000
2000–01 Miami Heat season
The 2000-01 Miami Heat season is the 13th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association .-Standings:The 2000-01 Miami Heat season is the 13th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association .-Standings:...

-04
2003–04 Miami Heat season
The 2003-04 Miami Heat season is the 16th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association .-Key dates:*June 26 - The 2003 NBA Draft took place in New York City.*July 8 - The free agency period started....

Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....

WITI-TV
WISN-TV
WISN-TV
WISN-TV, virtual channel 12.1 , is a television station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin serving as an affiliate of the ABC television network. Its signal covers most of southeastern Wisconsin and parts of northeastern Illinois, including Racine, Kenosha, Sheboygan and Waukesha...


WVTV
WVTV
WVTV is a television station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA and serves as Southeast Wisconsin's The CW Television Network affiliate. The station broadcasts from the Milwaukee Public Television tower on Milwaukee's northeast side with WMVS/WMVT, along with WCGV , WVTV's sister station...


WCGV
1968-mid 1970s
1970s
mid 1970s-1988; 1994-1999
1988-1994; 1999-2007
Minnesota Timberwolves KSTP-TV
KSTP-TV
KSTP-TV, channel 5, is the ABC affiliate for the Twin Cities. Its transmitter is located at the Shoreview Telefarm. It is the flagship station of Hubbard Broadcasting, which also owns several other broadcasting properties across the United States....

/WFTC
WFTC
WFTC, channel 29, is a MyNetworkTV owned and operated television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area...


KARE
KARE
KARE, digital channel 11, is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota and portions of western Wisconsin. It also operates KARE WX NOW, formerly known as NBC Weather Plus on its second digital subchannel...

/WFTC
WFTC
WFTC, channel 29, is a MyNetworkTV owned and operated television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area...


KARE
KARE
KARE, digital channel 11, is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota and portions of western Wisconsin. It also operates KARE WX NOW, formerly known as NBC Weather Plus on its second digital subchannel...

/WUCW
WUCW
WUCW is an affiliate of The CW serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota. The station is currently owned and operated by the Sinclair Broadcast Group....


WFTC
WFTC
WFTC, channel 29, is a MyNetworkTV owned and operated television station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area...


KSTC-TV
KSTC-TV
KSTC-TV is an Independent television station for the Twin Cities that is licensed to Minneapolis. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 45 from a transmitter at the Telefarm installation in Shoreview. Owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, the station is sister to ABC affiliate...

1989
1989–90 Minnesota Timberwolves season
The 1989–90 season was the debut season of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association . The Timberwolves finished 22-60, sixth place in the Midwest Division, finishing three games above the second-year Charlotte Hornets....

-92
1993-1994
1993–94 Minnesota Timberwolves season
The 2010–11 Minnesota Timberwolves season is the 5th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association .- NBA Draft 1994 :...


1995-2001
2001-02-2004
2004
2004–05 Minnesota Timberwolves season
The 2004-05 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the team's 16th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 58-24 output from the previous season. However, they came fourteen wins shy of tying it, finishing 44-38 and missing the playoffs for the first time in nine...

-present
New Jersey Nets WPIX
WPIX
WPIX, channel 11, is a television station in New York City built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WPIX also serves as the flagship station of The CW Television Network...


WOR
WWOR-TV
WWOR-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the flagship station of the MyNetworkTV programming service, licensed to Secaucus, New Jersey and serving the Tri-State metropolitan area. WWOR is owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, and is a sister station to Fox network flagship...


WPXN-TV
WPXN-TV
WPXN-TV, which broadcasts on channel 31 in New York City, is the flagship station of the Ion Television network, formerly known as Pax TV and i.-Municipal ownership:...


WLNY-TV
1970-71-1972-73
1973-74-1985-86; 2005-06-present
1997-98-1998-99
1999-00-2004-05
New York Knicks
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

WABD/WNEW
WNYW
WNYW, virtual channel 5 , is the flagship television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. The station's transmitter is atop the Empire State Building and its studio facilities are located in the Yorkville section of Manhattan...


WOR
WWOR-TV
WWOR-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the flagship station of the MyNetworkTV programming service, licensed to Secaucus, New Jersey and serving the Tri-State metropolitan area. WWOR is owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, and is a sister station to Fox network flagship...


WCBS-TV
WCBS-TV
WCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. The station's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center and its transmitter is atop the Empire State Building, both in Midtown Manhattan....

/WNBC
WNBC
WNBC, virtual channel 4 , is the flagship station of the NBC television network, located in New York City. WNBC's studios are co-located with NBC corporate headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in midtown Manhattan...

/WABC-TV
WABC-TV
WABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Disney-owned American Broadcasting Company located in New York City. The station's studios and offices are located on the Upper West Side section of Manhattan, adjacent to ABC's corporate headquarters, and its transmitter is atop the Empire State...


WBIS
WPXN-TV
WPXN-TV, which broadcasts on channel 31 in New York City, is the flagship station of the Ion Television network, formerly known as Pax TV and i.-Municipal ownership:...

1946-1967; 1997-2006
1967
1967–68 New York Knicks season
The 1967–68 New York Knicks season was the 22nd season for the team in the National Basketball Association . In the regular season, the Knicks finished in second place in the Eastern Division with a 43–39 record, qualifying for the NBA Playoffs for the second consecutive season...

1989
1988–89 New York Knicks season
The 1988–89 New York Knicks season was the 43rd season for the team in the National Basketball Association . In the regular season, the Knicks had a 52–30 record and won the Atlantic Division...

; 2010-present
1989-1996
1996-97
1996–97 New York Knicks season
The 1996–97 New York Knicks season was the 51st season for the team in the National Basketball Association . In the regular season, the Knicks finished in second place in the Atlantic Division with a 57–25 record, and made the NBA Playoffs for the 10th consecutive year.The Knicks entered the summer...

Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ; their home court is at Chesapeake Energy Arena....

KSBI
KSBI
KSBI, virtual channel 52, is an independent television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is locally owned and operated by Family Broadcasting Group of Oklahoma, an Oklahoma-based company, in a duopoly with Tuff TV affiliate KXOC-LP...

2008-present
Orlando Magic WKCF
WKCF
WKCF is the CW-affiliated television station for Central Florida licensed to Clermont. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 17 from a transmitter in unincorporated Bithlo. The station can also be seen on Bright House Networks channel 8 and Comcast channel 13...


WRBW
WRBW
WRBW is the MyNetworkTV owned and operated station serving the Orlando/Daytona Beach/Melbourne, Florida television market. It is owned by the Fox Television Stations Group, along with Fox station WOFL Channel 35. Known on-air as "My65", the station offers sitcoms, cartoons, court shows, and...

1989-1999
1998–99 Orlando Magic season
The 1998–99 season was the 10th season of the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association . In the lockout-shortened season of 50 games, the Magic returned to the playoffs as the third seed after a one-year absence, but fell to the sixth-seeded Philadelphia 76ers in the first round.-NBA...


1999
1999–2000 Orlando Magic season
The 1999–2000 season was the 11th season of the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association . Coach Chuck Daly was replaced by Doc Rivers prior to the season. The team missed the playoffs with a 41-41 record, finishing ninth in the Eastern Conference.-NBA Draft:...

-2007
2006–07 Orlando Magic season
The 2006-07 Orlando Magic season was the team's 18th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 36-46 output from the previous season. They bestest it by four wins, finishing 40-42, qualifying for the playoffs.-Standings:-References:...

Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...

WPHL-TV
WPHL-TV
WPHL-TV, channel 17, is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, owned by the Tribune Company and currently affiliated with the News Corporation-owned MyNetworkTV television network. This makes it the largest non-O&O station of the network...


WKBS
WKBS-TV (Philadelphia)
WKBS-TV was an independent television station licensed to Burlington, New Jersey, which served the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area from 1965 to 1983. WKBS-TV had studio facilities located in South Philadelphia, and transmitter at the Roxborough tower farm in Philadelphia.-History:WKBS-TV began...


WGTW-TV
WGTW-TV
WGTW-TV, digital channel 27, is a Trinity Broadcasting Network-owned and operated television station licensed to Burlington, New Jersey, and serving the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area...


WPSG
WPSG
WPSG, channel 57, is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. WPSG is owned by the CBS Corporation and is the east coast flagship station for the CW Television Network, which is owned jointly by CBS and Time Warner...

1978-79-1982-83
1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 37th season of the franchise and their 20th season in Philadelphia....


1983-84
1995
1996-present
Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...

KTAR/KPNX
KPNX
KPNX is a full-service television station serving the Phoenix, Arizona television market as the NBC affiliate. Its studios and offices are located in Phoenix and its transmitter is on South Mountain in Phoenix but it is licensed to the suburb of Mesa. It is owned by the Gannett Company which also...


KNXV
KUTP
KUTP
KUTP, channel 45, is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated station in Phoenix, Arizona. It is owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, and is a sister station to Fox outlet KSAZ-TV . The two stations share studio facilities in Phoenix, and KUTP's transmitter is located on South...

1968
1968–69 Phoenix Suns season
The 1968–69 Phoenix Suns season was the inaugural season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. In the season Suns' debut, head coach Red Kerr lead the franchise to its first win in a victory over the Seattle SuperSonics...

-1980
1980-1987
1987-present
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...

KPTV
KPTV
KPTV is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the Portland, Oregon market, which includes most of the state of Oregon and portions of Southwest Washington. KPTV is owned by the Meredith Corporation in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate KPDX , with its studios located in Beaverton and...


KOIN-TV
KGW
KGW
KGW is an NBC affiliate television station serving the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. The station broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 8, from its transmitter in Portland. It also produces segments and serves as the Portland bureau for Northwest Cable News , which is also owned by...

1970
1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season
The Portland Trail Blazers were one of three new teams to join the NBA. They played their first game in Portland, beating their expansion brethren, the Cleveland Cavaliers, 115-112 on October 16. The Blazers would finish last in the Pacific Division with a record of 29-53. Of the three expansion...

-1976
1976-1996
1996-present
Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

KOVR
KOVR
KOVR, channel 13, is an owned-and-operated station of the CBS Television Network located in Sacramento, California and licensed to Stockton. KOVR-TV shares its offices and studio facilities with sister station KMAX-TV in West Sacramento, California, and its transmitter is located in Walnut Grove,...


KMAX-TV
KMAX-TV
KMAX-TV, channel 31, is the CW affiliate serving the Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, California broadcast area. The station is owned by CBS Television Stations along with the local CBS station, KOVR; the two stations are two of the 3 English network O&Os in the market, along with Ion Television...


KXTV
KXTV
KXTV, channel 10, is an ABC affiliate television station in Sacramento, California. It is owned and operated by the Gannett Company. Its transmitter tower is located in Walnut Grove, California, and studios are located on Broadway, just south of Business Loop 80 at the south edge of downtown...

1985-86-1987-88
1988-89-2001-02
2002-03-present
San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....

KMOL
WOAI-TV
WOAI-TV, virtual channel 4 , is the NBC affiliate television station serving the San Antonio, Texas metropolitan area. Its transmitter is located in Elmendorf, Texas, with its studios located in downtown San Antonio....


KSAT
KABB
KABB
KABB is the Fox Network affiliate television station in San Antonio, Texas. It is co-owned with The CW Television Network affiliate KMYS by the Sinclair Broadcast Group...


KRRT/KMYS
KMYS
KMYS, channel 35, is the CW affiliate in San Antonio, Texas. The station is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. It is licensed to the nearby city of Kerrville. Its transmitter is located near Lakehills, Texas.-Founding:...


KENS-TV
KENS-TV
KENS is the CBS affiliate television station in San Antonio, Texas owned and operated by The Belo Corporation. Prior to late April 2010, KENS also managed UPN, later The CW, affiliate station KCWX through a local marketing agreement...

1978-79
?-?
?-?
1996-2000, 2001-present
2000-present
Toronto Raptors
Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...

CFTO-TV
CFTO-TV
CFTO-DT, broadcast on channel 9 and cable 8, is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Currently branded as CTV Toronto, it is the flagship station of the CTV Television Network, and was one of the charter members of the network when it was launched in 1961. It...


CIII-TV
CIII-TV
CIII-DT-41 is a television station owned by Shaw Communications that serves much of the population of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is a flagship station of the Global Television Network...


CBLT
1995-2001
2001-2007
2007
2007–08 Toronto Raptors season
The 2007–08 Toronto Raptors season was the 13th National Basketball Association season for the Toronto Raptors basketball franchise, with the 2007–08 season scheduled to begin in October 2007...

-present
Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

KUTV
KLAS-TV
KLAS-TV
KLAS-TV, virtual channel 8 , is the CBS-affiliated television station serving the Las Vegas, Nevada market; it is owned and operated by Landmark Media Enterprises...

 (Las Vegas)
KSL-TV
KSL-TV
KSL-TV, virtual channel 5, is an NBC-affiliated television station located in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. KSL-TV is owned by Bonneville International Corporation, which is in turn owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...


KJZZ-TV
KJZZ-TV
KJZZ-TV, virtual channel 14, is a full-service Independent television station serving Salt Lake City, Utah, USA and surrounding areas, broadcasting in digital on UHF channel 46. The KJZZ transmitter is located on Farnsworth Peak in the Oquirrh Mountains...

1979-1983
1983-1987
1987-1993
1993
1993–94 Utah Jazz season
The 1993–94 Utah Jazz season saw the Jazz lose in the Western Conference Finals.-Draft picks:-Season:-Additions:The 1993–94 Utah Jazz season saw the Jazz lose in the Western Conference Finals.-Draft picks:...

-2009
Washington Bullets/Wizards
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...

WDCA
WDCA
WDCA, virtual channel 20, is a television station in Washington, D.C.. Owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, WDCA is a sister station to Fox network outlet WTTG , and is affiliated with the co-owned MyNetworkTV programming service...


WDCW
WDCW
WDCW, channel 50, is the CW-affiliated television station for Washington, D.C. It transmits from the Hughes Memorial Tower located in the Brightwood section of the city. Owned by the Tribune Company, the station has studios on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest in the Glover Park section of Washington...

1974
1974–75 Washington Bullets season
The 1974-75 Washington Bullets played in their 14th season. The franchise changed their name from the Capital Bullets to the Washington Bullets. The franchise captured its 6th division title in 7 years by posting a franchise best record of 60-22. The Bullets were nearly unbeatable at home posting a...

-1997
1997-present

Former teams

Team Stations Years
Baltimore Bullets
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...

WMAR-TV
WMAR-TV
WMAR-TV, channel 2, is the ABC affiliate television station in Baltimore, Maryland, owned by the broadcasting division of the E.W. Scripps Company...

/WBAL-TV
WBAL-TV
WBAL-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station in Baltimore, Maryland. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 11. It is one of the flagship stations of Hearst Television, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hearst Corporation, which also owns sister radio stations WBAL and...

/WJZ-TV
WJZ-TV
WJZ-TV, channel 13, is an owned and operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Baltimore, Maryland. WJZ-TV's studios and offices are located on Television Hill in the Woodberry section of Baltimore, adjacent to the transmission tower it shares with four other Baltimore...

1963-1973
1972–73 Baltimore Bullets season
During the 1972–73 NBA season, the Bullets acquired Elvin Hayes from the Houston Rockets. In the draft, the Bullets acquired Kevin Porter. After a slow start, the Bullets had a strong December by posting a 10-4 record....

Buffalo Braves WBEN
WIVB-TV
WIVB-TV, virtual channel 4, is the CBS-affiliated television station for Western New York that is licensed to Buffalo. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 39 from a transmitter on Center Street in Colden. Owned by the LIN TV Corporation, the station is sister to CW...

1970-71
1970–71 Buffalo Braves season
The 1970–71 NBA season was the Buffalo Braves inaugural season in the NBA. With a roster made up primarily of castoffs, the Braves got off on the right foot by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 107–92 at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium on October 14...

1977-78
1977–78 Buffalo Braves season
The 1976-77 NBA season was the Braves 8th and final season in the NBA. Going into the season, the Braves would get an escape clause in their lease because season ticket sales did not reach the set goal of 4,500...

Capital Bullets
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...

WDCA
WDCA
WDCA, virtual channel 20, is a television station in Washington, D.C.. Owned by Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, WDCA is a sister station to Fox network outlet WTTG , and is affiliated with the co-owned MyNetworkTV programming service...

1973-74
1973–74 Capital Bullets season
The Bullets relocated to the Washington suburb of Landover, Maryland. The Baltimore Bullets become the Capital Bullets and they won the Central Division....

Charlotte Hornets WCCB
WCCB
WCCB is the Fox affiliate television station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The station's headquarters are located just outside Uptown, off Independence Boulevard across from Bojangles' Coliseum at . It is the flagship station of its owner and operator, Bahakel Communications...

/WACH
WACH
WACH is the Fox-affiliated television station for the Midlands of South Carolina. It is licensed to Columbia. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 48 from a transmitter along SC 12 in Southwestern Kershaw County. Owned by Barrington Broadcasting, the station has studios on...

 (Columbia, SC)/WOLO-TV
WOLO-TV
WOLO-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for South Carolina's Midlands licensed to Columbia. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 8 from a transmitter on Rush Road in unincorporated Southwestern Kershaw County. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable...

 (Colombia, SC)
WJZY
WJZY
WJZY is the CW-affiliated television station for Charlotte, North Carolina licensed to Belmont. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 47 from a transmitter in Dallas along the Catawba River. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable channel 8 and in high definition...

/WFVY
WMYT-TV
WMYT-TV is the MyNetworkTV-affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina. It broadcasts on digital channel 39 and virtual channel 55. Its branding refers to its position on channel 12 on Charlotte area cable systems. It is owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company along with WJZY...


WAXN-TV
WAXN-TV
WAXN-TV is an Independent television station for Charlotte, North Carolina that is licensed to Kannapolis. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 50 from a transmitter near Reedy Creek Park in the Newell section of Charlotte. Owned by Cox Enterprises, the station is sister to...

/WMMP
WMMP
WMMP is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for the Lowcountry area of South Carolina licensed to Charleston. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 36 from a transmitter in Awendaw. The station can also be seen on Knology, Comcast, and Time Warner channel 13...

 (Charleston, SC)
1988
1988–89 Charlotte Hornets season
The 1988–89 Charlotte Hornets season was Charlotte's inaugural season in the National Basketball Association. The Hornets, along with the Miami Heat, began play as expansion teams during the season...

-1992
1991–92 Charlotte Hornets season
The 1991–92 Charlotte Hornets season was Charlotte's fourth season in the National Basketball Association, and first under Head Coach Allan Bristow. Behind the stellar play of #1 Draft Choice Larry Johnson, the Hornets finished the season with a record of 31 wins and 51 losses, a five game...


1992
1992–93 Charlotte Hornets season
The 1992–93 Charlotte Hornets season was Charlotte's fifth season in the National Basketball Association. The Hornets finished the season with a 44–38 record, and qualified for their first ever Playoff appearance...

-1998
1997–98 Charlotte Hornets season
The 1997–98 Charlotte Hornets season was Charlotte's tenth season in the National Basketball Association. The Hornets finished the season with a 51–31 record, and qualified for their fourth Playoff appearance. They defeated the Atlanta Hawks in the first round, but were eliminated by the Chicago...


1998
1998–99 Charlotte Hornets season
The 1998–99 Charlotte Hornets season was Charlotte's eleventh season in the National Basketball Association. The Hornets finished the season, which was shortened due to a lockout, with a 26–24 record record. After a disappointing 4–11 start to the season, head coach Dave Cowens was replaced by...

-2002
2001–02 Charlotte Hornets season
The 2001–02 Charlotte Hornets season was Charlotte's fourteenth season in the National Basketball Association. The Hornets finished the season with a 44–38 record, and qualified for their third straight playoff appearance. The Hornets finished twenty-ninth in attendance for the season, a stark...

Chicago Packers/Zephyrs
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...

WGN
WGN-TV
WGN-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the CW-affiliated television station in Chicago, Illinois built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WGN-TV's studios and offices are located at 2501 W...

1961-1963
Kansas City Kings
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

KMBC-TV
KMBC-TV
KMBC-TV virtual channel 9 is a television station affiliated with the ABC television network, located in Kansas City, Missouri. KMBC-TV is owned by Hearst Television and its studios are located on Winchester Ave. near Swope Park in Kansas City, Missouri. The station's high guyed mast broadcast...


KBMA
KSHB-TV
KSHB-TV, virtual channel 41, is the NBC-affiliated television station serving the entire Kansas City metropolitan area; the station is commonly known by its branding NBC Action News. It is owned by the E.W. Scripps Company, alongside independent station KMCI as the company's only existing duopoly...


KZKC
KSMO-TV
KSMO-TV, virtual channel 62, is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for the Kansas City Metropolitan Area licensed to the Missouri side. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 47 from a transmitter in Independence, Missouri...

1972-75
1975-84
1984-85
Minneapolis Lakers KSTP-TV
KSTP-TV
KSTP-TV, channel 5, is the ABC affiliate for the Twin Cities. Its transmitter is located at the Shoreview Telefarm. It is the flagship station of Hubbard Broadcasting, which also owns several other broadcasting properties across the United States....

1959-60
New Orleans Jazz
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

WGNO
WGNO
WGNO, channel 26, is the ABC-affiliated television station for the greater New Orleans, Louisiana metropolitan area, as well parts of southern and coastal Mississippi. It is owned by Tribune Broadcasting, and is the only Big Three network affiliate owned by the company.The station offers ABC...

1978-79
Philadelphia Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

WCAU
WCAU
WCAU, channel 10, is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. WCAU has its studios on the border between Philadelphia and Bala Cynwyd. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 34 from a transmitter in the...

1951-1962
Rochester/Cincinnati Royals
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

WHAM
WROC-TV
WROC-TV, virtual channel 8, is a CBS affiliate based in Rochester, New York, USA, owned and operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group. WROC-TV operates Fox affiliate WUHF through a shared services agreement. The two share studios on Humboldt Street in Rochester...

 (Rochester)
WCPO-TV
WCPO-TV
WCPO-TV, virtual channel 9 , is an ABC-affiliated television station in Cincinnati, Ohio. WCPO's studio is located in the Mount Adams neighborhood of Cincinnati, just outside of Eden Park. Its transmitter is located along Symmes Street, just south of East McMillan Street in Cincinnati.The station...

 (Cincinnati)
1950-1957
1957-1972
Seattle SuperSonics
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...

KTNT
KSTW
KSTW is a television station serving the Seattle, Washington media market. It is owned by CBS Corporation, and is a part of The CW Television Network. It broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 11...


KIRO-TV
KIRO-TV
KIRO-TV, virtual channel 7, is the CBS affiliate television station in Seattle, Washington. It broadcasts on digital channel 39. The station's offices and broadcasting center are located near Seattle Center in Belltown, and its transmitter is located on Queen Anne Hill...


KONG-TV
KONG-TV
KONG, virtual channel 16, is a television station based in Seattle, Washington. Owned by the Belo Corporation, KONG's city of license is Everett, Washington...


KING-TV
KING-TV
KING-TV, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Seattle, Washington, affiliated with the NBC network. Owned by Belo Corporation, it broadcasts on UHF digital channel 48. Its offices and broadcasting center are located just east of Seattle Center...

/KSKN
KSKN
KSKN is the CW affiliated television station for Spokane, Washington, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and the Inland Northwest. It is also the sister station of KREM-TV and shares some of its programming. KSKN is owned by the Belo Corporation.-History:...

 (Spokane)
early 1970s-1975
1975-78
1977–78 Seattle SuperSonics season
The 1977–78 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 11th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association . With a disappointing 5–17 start, the Sonics replaced coach Bob Hopkins with future Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, who led the team to a 42–18 finish...


2000-01–2001-02
2001-02
St. Louis Hawks KPLR-TV
KPLR-TV
KPLR-TV, channel 11, is a television station in St. Louis, Missouri. KPLR is owned by the Tribune Company, and is an affiliate of The CW Television Network. The station's studios are located in Maryland Heights, Missouri, in Northwest St. Louis County KPLR-TV, channel 11, is a television station...

1959
1959–60 St. Louis Hawks season
The 1959–60 NBA season was the franchise's 14th season in the NBA. The Hawks claimed their 4th straight division title. They won the division by 16 games with a 46-29 record. Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan, and Clyde Lovellette all averaged more than 20 points per game. In the Western Finals, the Hawks...

-68
1967–68 St. Louis Hawks season
The 1967-68 St. Louis Hawks season was the 13th and final season in St. Louis for the franchise, before relocating to Atlanta for the following season...

Syracuse Nationals
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...

WHEN
WTVH
WTVH is the CBS-affiliated television station for Central New York State licensed to Syracuse. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 47 from a transmitter in LaFayette. The station can also be seen on Time Warner and Verizon FiOS channel 5. There is a high definition feed...

1949-1963
Vancouver Grizzlies
Vancouver Grizzlies
The Vancouver Grizzlies were a professional basketball team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They were part of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Toronto Raptors, as part of the NBA's...

CHAN-TV
CHAN-TV
CHAN-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, broadcasting over-the-air on digital channel 22, and available via cable providers in the area on channel 11. Owned by Shaw Communications as a part of its Shaw Media division, it is the West Coast flagship station of the...


CHEK
Chek
Chek or CHEK may refer to:graffiti artist "chek larok/cheksta* Chek, Kyrgyzstan* CHEK-TV, a TV station in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada...


CIVT-TV
CIVT-TV
CIVT-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Owned by Bell Media, it is part of the CTV Television Network...

1995-1997
1997-98
1998-99-2001

National

Network Years
DuMont
NBA on DuMont
For the 1953–54 NBA season, the National Basketball Association began a contract with the DuMont Television Network. This marked the first year the NBA had a national television contract.-Background:...

1953-1954
1953-54 NBA season
The 1953–54 NBA season was the 8th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning their 5th NBA Championship in 6 years, beating the Syracuse Nationals 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.- Notable occurrences :...

NBC 1954-55
1954-55 NBA season
The 1954–55 NBA season was the 9th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Syracuse Nationals winning the NBA Championship, beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.- Notable occurrences :...

 to 1961-62
1961-62 NBA season
The 1961–62 NBA season was the 16th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 4th straight NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.-Notable occurrences:...


1990-91
1990-91 NBA season
-Statistics leaders:-NBA awards:*Most Valuable Player: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls*Rookie of the Year: Derrick Coleman, New Jersey Nets*Defensive Player of the Year: Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons...

 to 2001-02
2001-02 NBA season
-Statistics leaders:-Yearly awards:*Most Valuable Player: Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs*Rookie of the Year: Pau Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies*Defensive Player of the Year: Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons...

SNI
NBA on SNI
The NBA on SNI refers to National Basketball Association television coverage on the now defunct television network known as Sports Network Incorporated...

1962-63
1962-63 NBA season
The 1962–63 NBA season was the 17th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 5th straight NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.- History :...

 to 1963-64
1963-64 NBA season
The 1963–64 NBA season was the 18th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 6th straight NBA Championship, beating the San Francisco Warriors 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals....

ABC 1964-65
1964-65 NBA season
The 1964–65 NBA Season was the 19th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 7th straight NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.-Preseason:...

 to 1972-73
1972-73 NBA season
The 1972–73 NBA season was the 27th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the New York Knicks winning the NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.- Notable occurrences :...


2002-03
2002-03 NBA season
The 2002–03 NBA season was the 57th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the San Antonio Spurs beating the New Jersey Nets 4-2 in the 2003 NBA Finals.-Notable occurrences:...

 to present (at least through 2015-16)
CBS 1973-74
1973-74 NBA season
The 1973–74 NBA season was the 28th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.- Notable occurrences :...

 to 1989-90
1989-90 NBA season
-Statistics leaders:-NBA awards:*Most Valuable Player: Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers*Rookie of the Year: David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs*Defensive Player of the Year: Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons...


See also

  • Historical Major League Baseball over-the-air television broadcasters
    Historical Major League Baseball over-the-air television broadcasters
    -American League:-National League:-Former teams:-National:-Postseason coverage:When the League Championship Series was first instituted in 1969, the Major League Baseball television contract at the time allowed a local TV station in the market of each competing team to also carry the LCS games...

  • Primary NFL television stations
    Primary NFL television stations
    A primary, flagship or home television station refers to the local affiliates that carry a majority of the regular season telecasts for a said National Football League team. This list only concentrates on television coverage since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. From 1970-1993, CBS held the National...

  • Historical NHL over-the-air television broadcasters
    Historical NHL over-the-air television broadcasters
    This article will deal with a list of historical National Hockey League over-the-air television broadcasters.-Local:-See also:*List of current National Hockey League broadcasters*List_of_Stanley_Cup_Finals_broadcasters#Local_television-American:...


External links

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