NBA Summer Series: Full Court Press | ABC exclusively televises the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup Championship Game as Damian Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks face Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder | Tuesday, July 29 at 8:30 PM ET/5:30 PM PT

A custom poster promoting Week #9 NBA: Summer Series regular season coverage on the Disney family of networks (ABC/ESPN), including the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup Championship Game (Bucks vs. Thunder) on Tuesday night. (📸 Photo courtesy of Tamir Moore/Canva).

Sunday, July 27, 2025

This week's "NBA: Summer Series: Full Court Press" highlights include:

• The NBA: Summer Series is set to begin the second half of the 2025 regular season with six national NBA games this week on ABC and ESPN.

• One Game For the Cup: The Milwaukee Bucks & Oklahoma City Thunder sit just 48 minutes away from their first-ever Emirates NBA Cup Championship.

• KAT's Homecoming: Karl-Anthony Towns makes his highly anticipated return to Minnesota for the first time as a visiting opponent as the Knicks face the Timberwolves on Thursday, July 31 at 9:30 PM ET/8:30 PM CT on ESPN.

• Divisional Clash: Two Central Division teams hit the court on Friday evening as Jarrett Allen and the top seeded Cleveland Cavaliers host Bobby Portis Jr. and the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, August 1 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN.

• NBA Saturday Primetime -- Cali Dreamin': For this week's NBA Saturday Primetime presentation, we head to Sacramento, Calif., as DeMar DeRozan and the Sacramento Kings welcome LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers to town in a matchup crucial for both sides - Saturday, August 2 at 8:30 PM ET/5:30 PM PT on ABC.

• NBA Sunday Showcase -- Jokić & Şengün Watch: Week #9 wraps up with a Sunday doubleheader on ABC. Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets tussle with CJ McCollum and the New Orleans Pelicans (1:00 PM ET/12:00 PM CT). Then, Alperen Şengün and the Houston Rockets continue their meteoric rise in the West against Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors (3:30 PM ET).

The schedule of NBA: Summer Series regular season game broadcasts and studio programming on ESPN platforms this week (ABC and ESPN):

• NBA Summer Series: Full Court Press | Game & Studio Schedule/Commentators | 2025 Regular Season - Week #9 | Monday, July 28, 2025 - Sunday, August 3, 2025

| ● Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | 🏆 Emirates NBA Cup Championship Game (Bucks/Thunder, Las Vegas) (see poster above):

. 8:00 PM (ET) - NBA Countdown presented by Panera Bread (Las Vegas) - ABC, ESPN App

Miles Johnson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Rebecca Lobo, Dwyane Wade, & Chris Haynes

. 8:30 PM (ET) - Milwaukee Bucks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (Las Vegas) - ABC, ESPN+, ESPN App

Curtis Stockley, Doris Burke, Tim Legler, & Michelle Kuc

. 11:00 PM (ET) - NBA: After the Buzzer presented by Walmart (Las Vegas) - ABC, ESPN App

Miles Johnson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Rebecca Lobo, Dwyane Wade, & Chris Haynes

| ● Thursday, July 31, 2025:

. 6:30 PM (ET) - NBA Countdown presented by Cinnabon (Los Angeles) - ESPN, ESPN App

Ernie Johnson Jr., Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O'Neal, & Stephanie Ready

- vs. -

. 7:00 PM (ET) - Oklahoma City Thunder at Orlando Magic presented by State Farm - ESPN, ESPN App

Kevin Harlan, Andre Iguodala, & Miles Thornton

- vs. -

. 9:30 PM (ET) - New York Knicks at Minnesota Timberwolves presented by State Farm - ESPN, ESPN App

Brian Anderson, CJ McCollum, & Larissa Lomax

. 12:00 AM (ET) - NBA: After the Buzzer presented by American Express (Los Angeles) - ESPN, ESPN App

Ernie Johnson Jr., Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O'Neal, & Stephanie Ready

| ● Friday, August 1, 2025:

. 7:00 PM (ET) - NBA Countdown presented by Panera Bread (Los Angeles) - ABC, ESPN App

Malika Andrews, Monica McNutt, Bob Myers, Jamal Crawford & Shams Charania

- vs. -

. 8:00 PM (ET) - Milwaukee Bucks at Cleveland Cavaliers presented by State Farm - ABC, ESPN App

David Moskowitz, Jermaine Samuels Jr., Robbie Hummel, Lisa Salters, & Michelle Kuc

. 10:30 PM (ET) - NBA: After the Buzzer presented by Walmart (Los Angeles) - ABC, ESPN App

Malika Andrews, Monica McNutt, Bob Myers, Jamal Crawford & Shams Charania

| ● Saturday, August 2, 2025:

. 8:00 PM (ET) - NBA Countdown presented by Panera Bread (Los Angeles) - ABC, ESPN App

Miles Johnson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Dwyane Wade, Rebecca Lobo, & Chris Haynes

- vs. -

. 8:30 PM (ET) - Los Angeles Lakers at Sacramento Kings presented by Wingstop - ABC, ESPN App

Curtis Stockley, Tim Legler, Doris Burke, & Susan Reutter

. 11:00 PM (ET) - NBA: After the Buzzer presented by Walmart (Los Angeles) - ABC, ESPN App

Miles Johnson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Dwyane Wade, Rebecca Lobo, & Chris Haynes

| ● Sunday, August 3, 2025:

. 12:30 PM (ET) - NBA Countdown presented by Panera Bread (Los Angeles) - ABC, ESPN App

Miles Johnson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Dwyane Wade, Rebecca Lobo, & Chris Haynes

- vs. -

. 1:00 PM (ET) - Denver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans presented by Reese's - ABC, ESPN App

David Moskowitz, Jermaine Samuels Jr., & Michelle Kuc

- vs. -

. 3:30 PM (ET) - Houston Rockets at Toronto Raptors presented by Reese's - ABC, ESPN App

Mike Breen, Robbie Hummel, & Lisa Salters

. 6:00 PM (ET) - NBA: After the Buzzer presented by Walmart (Los Angeles) - ABC, ESPN App

Miles Johnson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Dwyane Wade, Rebecca Lobo, & Chris Haynes

- Note: Commentator assignments and broadcast schedule are subject to change without notice.

|| Sources 🛈: SportsLogos.Net, NBA: Summer Series Press Releases & 2025 NBA Summer Series on ESPN/ABC Schedule ||

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