NBA TV says a massively weakened Boston Celtics will take on the Miami Heat on Tuesday as part of its Fan Night. Apparently the fans want to see if the Celtics are truly tanking for the season to get into the Draft Lottery.
This is what NBA TV is saying about Fan Night.
Fans Select Boston Celtics at Miami Heat as NBA TV’s NBA Fan Night Telecast Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 7:30 p.m. ET
NBA TV’s upcoming NBA Fan Night will feature the Boston Celtics visiting the Miami Heat on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 7:30 p.m. ET. The NBA Fan Night game selection was based on fan voting via NBA.com, the NBA Facebook page, NBA TV’s Facebook page, Yahoo.com, NBA.com mobile web, mobile NBA Game Time App, the NBA Game Time App and Twitter.
NBA Fan Night host Ernie Johnson and analysts Chris Webber and Greg Anthony will offer analysis during the Pregame Show starting at 7 p.m. Johnson, Webber and Anthony will also provide updates at times during the game telecast, along with halftime and NBA GameTime post-game coverage.
Fan voting for the next NBA Fan Night telecast – Tuesday, Jan. 28 – will be conducted from Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 8 a.m. through Thursday, Jan. 23, at midnight. Potential game telecasts:
- New Orleans Pelicans at Cleveland Cavaliers
- Orlando Magic at Detroit Pistons
- Boston Celtics at New York Knicks
- San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets
That’s all.
