WHO
• Ernie Johnson, TNT’s Inside the NBA host
• Upcoming guests include NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and five-time NBA All-Star and Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard
#NBATogether with Ernie Johnson!
Tonight at 7pm/et, a new social talk show hosted by TNT’s Inside the NBA host @TurnerSportsEJ, featuring high-profile guests from across the basketball community, will debut on @NBA.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will be the first guest tonight. pic.twitter.com/2xfgUTWTaz
— NBA (@NBA) April 6, 2020
WHAT:
NBA Digital, jointly managed by the NBA and Turner Sports, will launch “#NBATogether with Ernie Johnson,” a new social talk show hosted by TNT’s Inside the NBA host Ernie Johnson, featuring high-profile guests from across the basketball community. “#NBATogether with Ernie Johnson” will stream on the NBA’s Twitter account (@NBA) Monday and Wednesday nights during the season hiatus as part of the new #NBATogetherLive initiative. Following each show, highlights and clips will also be available via @NBAonTNT Twitter account.
Each episode, Johnson will be accompanied by special guests and will answer fan questions submitted through @NBA Twitter. Adam Silver, the NBA Commissioner, will be the inaugural guest tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET. He will be succeeded by Damian Lillard, a five-time NBA All-Star and guard for the Portland Trail Blazers, on Wednesday, April 8. Other guests throughout April will include Masai Ujiri, the President of Basketball Operations for the Toronto Raptors, and NBA Legend and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who will appear prior to his 73rd birthday among others.
NBA Together is a global community and social engagement campaign that aims to support, engage, educate and inspire youth, families and fans in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Every day, members of the NBA family engage with fans globally by hosting live, interactive sessions and Q&As on social media. Additionally, NBA Together Live streams classic games across all NBA social platforms each night.
WHERE:
Official NBA Twitter Account: @NBA
WHEN:
Monday and Wednesday nights