NBA TV to Present FIBA Americas Championship

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 – NBA TV will televise 40 FIBA Americas Championship 2007 games beginning Wednesday, Aug. 22, when it presents four matchups tipping off with Uruguay against Panama at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Featuring 10 of the world’s best national teams including the 2004 Olympic gold medal champion Argentina, the 2007 Pan America Games champion Brazil, and host, the United States, the FIBA Americas Championship will be played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas with the winner and runner-up automatically qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.

ESPN2 and ESPN Classic will televise live all of the USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team games, as well as the two semifinal games on Saturday, Sept. 1. NBA TV will replay all 10 of the games on a tape delayed basis.

Fox Sports Net will present 12 games, tipping off with Canada against Brazil on Wednesday, Aug. 22, at 8:30 p.m. ET, and concluding with the bronze and gold medal games on Sunday, Sept. 2, starting at 4 p.m. ET. NBA TV will simulcast all of the FSN televised games.

The FIBA Americas Championship will feature 10 national teams from North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. In addition to Argentina, Brazil and the United States, the event will feature seven other teams ranked among the Top 40 in the world, including Canada, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Uruguay and Venezuela.

The event is expected to showcase numerous NBA stars, including Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers), LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) and Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets) of the United States; Carlos Delfino (Toronto Raptors) of Argentina; Leandro Barbosa (Phoenix Suns) of Brazil; Samuel Dalembert (Philadelphia 76ers) of Canada; Carlos Arroyo (Orlando Magic) and Jose Juan Barea (Dallas Mavericks) of Puerto Rico; Raja Bell (Phoenix Suns) of the U.S. Virgin Islands; and Esteban Batista (Atlanta Hawks) of Uruguay.

NBA TV will feature the play-by-play and analyst teams of Rick Kamla and Alaa Abdelnaby, Chris Carrino and Tim Capstraw, and Michael Reghi and Jim Spanarkel.

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source : NBA.com