NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad
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NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad
is an American television program which airs on Saturday afternoons on ABC
. The program details the behind-the-scenes activities of NBA
players, coaches and officials, and serves as a replacement for NBA Inside Stuff
. On American markets, the show is still aired; however, it is now moved to NBA TV
beginning with the 2008-09 season.
It is hosted by Rick Kamla
and is aired on NBA TV
through its international cable partners. Beginning with the 2008-09 NBA season, the show will be known as Real NBA.
Ahmad Rashad
Ahmad Rashād is an American sportscaster and former professional football player. An All-American running back and wide receiver from Oregon known as Bobby Moore, Rashad was the fourth overall pick in the 1972 NFL Draft, drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals...
is an American television program which airs on Saturday afternoons on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
. The program details the behind-the-scenes activities of NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
players, coaches and officials, and serves as a replacement for NBA Inside Stuff
NBA Inside Stuff
NBA Inside Stuff is a television program that now airs on NBA TV and previously aired on NBC for many years, then on ABC, featuring behind the scenes activities of NBA players. The program also includes features on fitness and fundamentals of basketball...
. On American markets, the show is still aired; however, it is now moved to NBA TV
NBA TV
NBA TV is a television specialty channel that is dedicated to showcasing the sport of basketball in the United States. The network is financially backed by the National Basketball Association , which also uses NBA TV as a way of advertising their out of market package NBA League Pass, and partner...
beginning with the 2008-09 season.
International coverage
On international markets, the show is known as NBA All-Access. The show is similar to the format of NBA Access.It is hosted by Rick Kamla
Rick Kamla
Rick Kamla is a television personality for NBA TV.Rick Kamla has been a studio commentator for the nba since January 2003. Currently, Kamla hosts Game Time, NBATV Real Training Camp, Fantasy Insider, and NBA D-League Central...
and is aired on NBA TV
NBA TV
NBA TV is a television specialty channel that is dedicated to showcasing the sport of basketball in the United States. The network is financially backed by the National Basketball Association , which also uses NBA TV as a way of advertising their out of market package NBA League Pass, and partner...
through its international cable partners. Beginning with the 2008-09 NBA season, the show will be known as Real NBA.