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[05/15/23 - 11:52 AM]
TNT to Exclusively Present 2023 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Presented by AT&T 5G as Miami Heat Meet Boston Celtics for the Third Time in Four Years
Game 1 of the series is set for Wednesday, May 17, at 8:30 p.m. ET.
[via press release from Warner Bros. Discovery]

TNT to Exclusively Present 2023 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Presented by AT&T 5G as Miami Heat Meet Boston Celtics for the Third Time in Four Years

Game 1 Set for Wednesday, May 17, at 8:30 p.m. ET, with Hour-Long Pregame Coverage Starting at 7:30 p.m.

Inside the NBA's Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith & Shaquille O'Neal to Host Studio Coverage from Boston & Miami

Kevin Harlan to Call Heat/Celtics, Alongside Reggie Miller, Stan Van Gundy & Allie LaForce

TNT's coverage of the 2023 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel will culminate with the network's exclusive presentation of the 2023 NBA Eastern Conference Finals presented by AT&T 5G, featuring the Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum - coming off a Game 7 record 51 points -taking on six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat in a rematch of the last year's Eastern Conference Finals. Game 1 of the series is set for Wednesday, May 17, at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Kevin Harlan will call Heat/Celtics on TNT, joined by analysts Reggie Miller and Stan Van Gundy and reporter Allie LaForce. Chris Haynes will provide updates from the Western Conference Finals.

TNT's Emmy Award-winning Inside the NBA presented by Kia studio team of Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O'Neal will provide pregame, halftime and postgame analysis live from Boston and Miami throughout the series. One-hour NBA Tip-Off presented by CarMax pregame shows will lead into each night's action starting at 7:30 p.m.

Leading off Wednesday's pregame coverage at 7 p.m., TNT will premiere Tough Love: Shaq and Kareem, a half-hour, one-on-one conversation between two of the NBA's most dominant centers - Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal. The two former Los Angeles Laker greats reflect on the first time they met, mentorship and the rite of passage for great big men, personal relationships with Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain, O'Neal's Reebok commercial paying homage to his idols, LeBron James and the NBA's scoring record.

Live streaming coverage of all 2023 Eastern Conference Finals games on TNT will also be available via the Watch TNT app, on TNTDrama.com, or on the B/R app. Fans can access the games whenever and wherever they desire by logging in with the username and password provided by their TV service provider.

NBA Twitter Live - a complementary live stream experience hosted on Twitter by Taylor Rooks, Channing Frye and guests - will return for the Eastern Conference Finals, offering fans unique opportunities to follow their favorite players during each game. A live poll will be available via @NBA throughout the entire first half, whereby fans can vote for the player they want the iso-cam to follow during the second half.

Bleacher Report and House of Highlights will also provide fans throughout the series with around-the-clock news, highlights and more across their leading social and digital platforms. During the Eastern Conference Finals, House of Highlights will announce the winner of the 2023 CarMax House of Highlights Moment of the Year as voted on by fans.

B/R will be getting up close and personal during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, with NFL superstar and standout of the B/R Gridiron Draft Night show, Micah Parsons, mic'd up courtside to capture all the action. Parsons will provide a unique first-person POV that will be distributed across B/R social channels.

NBA fans will also be able to access the B/R app for live game watch-alongs and post-game press conferences throughout the series. Follow Bleacher Report for 24/7 coverage of the NBA Conference Finals on social and the B/R app.

Warner Bros. Discovery Sports' networks and platforms continue to deliver strong viewership of its coverage of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, including TNT's most-viewed NBA Conference Semifinals since 2012 and most watched NBA Playoffs to-date since 2014.

NBA on TNT's 2023 Eastern Conference Finals Schedule
NBA on TNT - Wednesday, May 17
7 p.m. - Tough Love: Shaq and Kareem
7:30 p.m. - TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by CarMax
8:30 p.m. - Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics, Game 1
Postgame -Inside the NBA presented by Kia

NBA on TNT - Friday, May 19
7:30 p.m. - TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by CarMax
8:30 p.m. - Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics, Game 2
Postgame -Inside the NBA presented by Kia

NBA on TNT - Sunday, May 21
7:30 p.m. - TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by CarMax
8:30 p.m. - Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat, Game 3
Postgame -Inside the NBA presented by Kia

NBA on TNT - Tuesday, May 23
7:30 p.m. - TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by CarMax
8:30 p.m. - Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat, Game 4
Postgame -Inside the NBA presented by Kia

NBA on TNT - Thursday, May 25
7:30 p.m. - TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by CarMax
8:30 p.m. - Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics, Game 5*
Postgame -Inside the NBA presented by Kia

NBA on TNT - Saturday, May 27
7:30 p.m. - TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by CarMax
8:30 p.m. - Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat, Game 6*
Postgame -Inside the NBA presented by Kia

NBA on TNT - Monday, May 29
7:30 p.m. - TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by CarMax
8:30 p.m. - Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics, Game 7*
Postgame -Inside the NBA presented by Kia

* - if necessary





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