NBA: Summer Series — Full Court Press | LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers clash with Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks in an "NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC presented by Wingstop" matchup | Saturday, September 13 at 8:30 PM (ET) on ABC

A custom-made poster that showcases ABC's coverage of the Lakers vs. Knicks game on Saturday, September 13. (📸 Photo courtesy of Tamir Moore/Canva)

| ⦿ Saturday, September 6, 2025

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

• 23 live games across the ESPN family of networks as the penultimate week of regular season play unfolds.

• NBA: Summer Series to bid farewell to regional coverage following a Monday tripleheader on Monday, September 8, with the lead ABC games being Rockets at Celtics (1:00 PM ET), Pistons at Cavaliers (3:30 PM ET), & Grizzlies at Knicks (6:00 PM ET).

• Dame Time Reunion: Former Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard returns to Portland once again as the Bucks visit the Trail Blazers on Tuesday, September 9 at 10:00 PM (ET) on ESPN.

• Big Man In The Big Apple: NBA Wednesday spotlights two of the best big men in basketball as Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets battle Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks on Wednesday, September 10 at 7:30 PM (ET) on ESPN.

• 9/11 Anniversary: With Thursday being the 24th anniversary of 9/11, "NBA Countdown" and "NBA: After the Buzzer" (plus surrounding studio programming) will originiate from New York City.

• The King At MSG: LeBron James and the Lakers continue their East Coast road trip with a pivotal "NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC" contest against Josh Hart and the New York Knicks on Saturday, September 13 at 8:30 PM (ET) on ABC.

Below, you will find the broadcast schedule for this week's NBA: Summer Series regular-season games. Additionally, commentator assignments for games on ABC and ESPN will be listed.

• NBA: Summer Series — Full Court Press | Broadcast Schedule & Commentators (ABC, ESPN) | 2025 Regular Season — Week #15 (Monday, September 8 - Sunday, September 14) [All Times Eastern and Subject to Change]

| ● Monday, September 8, 2025:

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

Sam Prince, Kris Jenkins, Danny Green, Tamika Catchings, Dave McMenamin

- vs. -

. 1:00 PM ET - Houston Rockets at Boston Celtics presented by State Farm - ABC, ESPN App

Mike Breen, Tim Legler, Doris Burke, Michelle Kuc

Distribution: Primary -- Most Stations

- 46% of Markets Include: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Birmingham, Boston, Dallas, Fort Myers, Hartford, Houston, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Memphis, Miami, Mobile, Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Portland, Providence, Richmond, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Spokane, Tampa, Tulsa, West Palm Beach

- vs. -

. 1:00 PM ET - Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls presented by State Farm - ABC, ESPN App

Kate Scott, Jermaine Samuels Jr., Bijan Robinson

Distribution: Regional -- Mainly Midwest and Mid-Atlantic; plus Colorado

- 23% of Markets Include: Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Denver, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Lexington, Louisville, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Scranton, Washington DC

- vs. -

. 1:00 PM ET - Los Angeles Lakers at Charlotte Hornets presented by State Farm - ABC, ESPN App

Jason Horowitz, Derek Fisher, Caroline Hendershot

Distribution: Regional -- Lakers and Hornets local markets; plus select other markets including Minneapolis & St. Louis

- 16% of Markets Include: Charlotte, Des Moines, Fresno, Greensboro, Greenville, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Raleigh, San Diego, St. Louis

- vs. -

. 1:00 PM ET - Sacramento Kings at Brooklyn Nets presented by State Farm - ABC, ESPN App

Dave Pasch, Cade Cunningham, Corey Simmons

Distribution: Regional -- Kings and Nets local markets; plus select other markets including San Antonio & Phoenix

- 15% of Markets Include: Albany, Buffalo, New York City, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Francisco, Phoenix, Tucson

- vs. -

. 3:30 PM ET - Detroit Pistons at Cleveland Cavaliers presented by State Farm - ABC, ESPN App

Curtis Stockley, Richard Jefferson, Jacob Hardie

Distribution: Primary -- Most Stations

- 46% of Markets Include: Albuquerque, Baltimore, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Denver, Detroit, Fresno, Grand Rapids, Greensboro, Greenville, Las Vegas, Lexington, Los Angeles, Louisville, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Scranton, Seattle, Spokane, Tucson, Washington DC

- vs. -

. 3:30 PM ET - Orlando Magic at Miami Heat presented by State Farm - ABC, ESPN App

Mark Jones, Robbie Hummel, Andraya Carter, Susan Reutter

Distribution: Regional -- South, Southeast, Midwest, & Northeast

- 36% of Markets Include: Austin, Birmingham, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Des Moines, Fort Myers, Hartford, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Little Rock, Memphis, Miami, Minneapolis, Mobile, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Providence, San Antonio, St. Louis, Tampa, Tulsa, West Palm Beach

- vs. -

. 3:30 PM ET - Milwaukee Bucks at Utah Jazz presented by State Farm - ABC, ESPN App

Scott Graham, Isis "Ice" Young, Quentin Menefee

Distribution: Regional -- Mainly Bucks & Jazz local markets; plus select other markets including Atlanta & Indianapolis

- 16% of Markets Include: Albany, Atlanta, Buffalo, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, New York City, Salt Lake City

 - vs. -

. 3:30 PM ET - New Orleans Pelicans at Toronto Raptors presented by State Farm - ABC, ESPN App

Meghan McPeak, Dawn Staley

Distribution: Regional -- Pelicans local markets

- 2% of Markets Include: New Orleans

- vs. -

. 6:00 PM ET - Memphis Grizzlies at New York Knicks presented by State Farm - ABC, ESPN App

David Moskowitz, King McClure, Jorge Sedano

Distribution: Primary -- Most Stations

- 41% of Markets Include: Albany, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Denver, Des Moines, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Houston, Kansas City, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Raleigh, Salt Lake City, Scranton, Seattle, Spokane, St. Louis, Tucson

- vs. -

. 6:00 PM ET - Atlanta Hawks at Minnesota Timberwolves presented by State Farm - ABC, ESPN App

Miles Johnson, Dereck Lively II, Jaden Hardy, Melanie Ricks, Matt Barrie

Distribution: Regional -- Midwest, Southwest, Southeast, & Parts of West Coast (Nevada)

- 35% of Markets Include: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Birmingham, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Detroit, Fort Myers, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Lexington, Louisville, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Mobile, Oklahoma City, Orlando, San Antonio, Tampa, Tulsa, West Palm Beach

- vs. -

. 6:00 PM ET - Washington Wizards at Dallas Mavericks presented by State Farm - ABC, ESPN App

Lisa Byington, Fallon Stokes, Kalia Butler

Distribution: Regional -- Wizards & Mavericks local markets; plus select other markets including Los Angeles & Phoenix

- 24% of Markets Include: Austin, Baltimore, Dallas, Fresno, Los Angeles, Norfolk, Phoenix, Richmond, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Washington DC

. 9:00 PM ET - NBA Countdown presented by Cinnabon (Los Angeles) - ESPN, ESPN App

Sam Prince, Kris Jenkins, Danny Green, Tamika Catchings, Dave McMenamin

 - vs. -

. 9:30 PM ET - Los Angeles Clippers at Phoenix Suns presented by State Farm - ESPN, ESPN App

Dan Shulman, Jay Wright, Ashley Washburn

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

Sam Prince, Kris Jenkins, Danny Green, Tamika Catchings, Dave McMenamin

| ● Tuesday, September 9, 2025:

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

Adam Lefkoe, Chiney Ogwumike, Chelsea Gray, Vince Carter, Taylor Rooks

 - vs. -

. 7:30 PM ET - Los Angeles Lakers at Philadelphia 76ers presented by State Farm - ESPN, ESPN App

Beth Mowins, Grant Hill, Larissa Lomax

 - vs. -

. 10:00 PM ET - Milwaukee Bucks at Portland Trail Blazers presented by State Farm - ESPN, ESPN App

Kevin Harlan, Andre Iguodala, Miles Thornton

. 12:30 AM ET - NBA: After the Buzzer presented by American Express (Los Angeles) - ESPN, ESPN App

Adam Lefkoe, Chiney Ogwumike, Chelsea Gray, Vince Carter, Taylor Rooks

| ● Wednesday, September 10, 2025:

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

Malika Andrews, Justin Moore, Monica McNutt, Jamal Crawford, Shams Charania

 - vs. -

. 7:30 PM ET - Denver Nuggets at New York Knicks presented by State Farm - ESPN, ESPN App

Kate Scott, King McClure, Charmaine Malone

- vs. -

. 10:00 PM ET - Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors presented by State Farm - ESPN, ESPN App

David Moskowitz, Tyrese Maxey, Susan Reutter

. 12:30 AM ET - NBA: After the Buzzer presented by American Express (Los Angeles) - ESPN, ESPN App

Malika Andrews, Justin Moore, Monica McNutt, Jamal Crawford, Shams Charania

| ● Thursday, September 11, 2025 (24th anniversary of the tragic September 11, 2001 attacks - NEVER FORGET):

. 6:30 PM ET - NBA Countdown presented by Cinnabon (New York City) - ESPN, ESPN App

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

 - vs. -

. 7:00 PM ET - Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers presented by State Farm - ESPN, ESPN App

Kevin Harlan, Renee Montgomery, Lerence Melton Jr.

 - vs. -

. 9:30 PM ET - Houston Rockets at Memphis Grizzlies presented by State Farm - ESPN, ESPN App

Sedric Granger, Chris Paul, Charmaine Malone

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

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

| ● Friday, September 12, 2025:

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

Malika Andrews, Justin Moore, Bob Myers, Jamal Crawford, Monica McNutt, Shams Charania

 - vs. -

. 7:30 PM ET - Denver Nuggets at Philadelphia 76ers presented by State Farm - ESPN, ESPN App

Kate Scott, Karl-Anthony Towns, Brion Harris

 - vs. -

. 10:00 PM ET - Phoenix Suns at Golden State Warriors presented by State Farm - ESPN, ESPN App

David Moskowitz, Tyrese Maxey, Susan Reutter

. 12:30 AM ET - NBA: After the Buzzer presented by American Express (Los Angeles) - ESPN, ESPN App

Malika Andrews, Justin Moore, Bob Myers, Jamal Crawford, Monica McNutt, Shams Charania

| ● Saturday, September 13, 2025 (See Poster Above):

. 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

. 8:30 PM ET - Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks presented by Wingstop - ABC, ESPN App

Curtis Stockley, Tim Legler, Doris Burke, Michelle Kuc

. 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, September 14, 2025:

 - vs. -

. 6:00 PM ET - Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers presented by State Farm - ESPN, ESPN App

Michael Grady, Karl-Anthony Towns, Brion Harris

 - vs. -

. 8:30 PM ET - Memphis Grizzlies at Milwaukee Bucks presented by State Farm - ESPN, ESPN App

Mike Breen, Jermaine Samuels Jr., Lisa Salters

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

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

- Note: This week's NBA: Summer Series broadcast schedule and commentator assignments are subject to change.

[ Sources 🛈: SportsLogos.Net | Summer Series Press Releases | 2025 Summer Series Schedule ]

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