Sports Media Report
SiriusXM will provide NBA fans with the most comprehensive audio coverage of the 2023-24 NBA season, with live broadcasts of every game from Opening Night through the NBA postseason and The Finals, including all 67 games from the NBA’s new In-Season Tournament.
Listeners will also be able to follow all the latest news involving their favorite teams and players on the exclusive SiriusXM NBA Radio channel, which features a daily lineup of talk shows that feature NBA-focused talk and analysis hosted by former players, coaches and other league insiders. The channel is available to listeners nationwide in their cars (channel 86) and on the SiriusXM app.
The NBA begins its season on Tuesday, October 24, with an exciting doubleheader featuring some of the game’s brightest stars. At 7:30 pm ET reigning league MVP Nikola Jokić and the NBA Champion Denver Nuggets host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. At 10:00 pm ET Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns visit the Golden State Warriors, led by Steph Curry. Both games will air on the SiriusXM NBA Radio channel.
All NBA games are available to SiriusXM subscribers nationwide in their cars and on the SiriusXM app. The SiriusXM app features 30 dedicated NBA team channels that carry the official radio broadcasts of every team so fans can hear their favorite team’s announcers for every game. All 30 NBA team play-by-play channels are also available in vehicles equipped with next generation SiriusXM with 360L radios. Channels for games on SiriusXM can be found at SiriusXM.com/NBAschedules.
New this season will be the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament, an annual competition that will feature all 30 teams competing within the regular season for the NBA Cup. The In-Season Tournament will tip off on Friday, Nov. 3 in NBA team markets and culminate with the playing of the Semifinals (Thursday, Dec. 7) and Championship (Saturday, Dec. 9) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. For more on the new In-Season Tournament go to www.NBA.com.
Leading up to Opening Night, the SiriusXM NBA Radio channel is presenting a series of 30 in-depth season preview shows, each focusing on an individual NBA team, to help gets fans ready for the season. The preview shows feature interviews with coaches, general managers and players and can be heard anytime on the SiriusXM app here: siriusxm.us/NBASeasonPreviews2023
SiriusXM NBA Radio also features a daily weekday schedule that includes The Starting Lineup, hosted by Frank Isola and Brian Scalabrine, Give and Go, with Rick Kamla and Antonio Daniels and NBA Today, hosted by Justine Termine and Eddie Johnson. Listeners also hear analysis from former NBA players, coaches and front office executives including Greg Anthony, Amin Elhassan, Tim Legler, Rick Mahorn, Sam Mitchell, Will Perdue and Reggie Theus.
Opening Night (Oct. 24) also marks the premiere of a new nightly show on the SiriusXM NBA Radio channel. The Rotowire NBA Show will air every weeknight from 7-7:30pm ET leading into NBA game broadcasts. Hosts Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha will get their listeners set for tip off as they discuss spreads, props, and daily fantasy.
SiriusXM NBA Radio voices also include a number of league insiders and radio veterans including Gerald Brown, Brian Geltzeiler, Vince Goodwill, Michael Grady, Zach Harper, Jason Jackson, Sarah Kustok, Mitch Lawrence, Joel Meyers and Holly Rowe.
