NBA TV shifting focus to Orlando
12 straight hours of Magic-based content will be shown Friday
As the doldrums of the NBA offseason continue to drag on, Magic fans are in luck.
For one day, NBA TV is going to focus on their team.
Friday’s programming on the network will feature 12 straight hours of Magic content, starting at 6 a.m. with “Centers of the Universe: Shaq & Yao.” The 30-minute show looks at the on-court rivalry and off-court friendship between Magic center Shaquille O’Neal and Rockets center Yao Ming.
Other programming highlights include the Magic’s memorable series-clinching win in Game 6 against the Cavaliers during the 2009 Eastern Conference finals, the Magic’s Game 1 win against the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2019 Eastern Conference playoffs and the 2008 NBA Slam Dunk contest final in New Orleans between Magic center Dwight Howard and Timberwolves guard Gerald Green.
The final Magic piece for Friday airs at 6 p.m., with the 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals Game 6 matchup with the Bulls.
If you’re a night owl or just know how to set your DVR properly, at 4 a.m. on Saturday the network will re-run the Magic-Cavaliers Game 6 meeting from the 2009 Eastern Conference finals.
Each of the NBA’s 30 teams is being featured with a day of programming as part of the network’s “Team Day” series. The Denver Nuggets were featured Thursday, and the Cavaliers will be on Saturday. Part of that programming will feature the Game 2 matchup against the Magic in the 2009 Eastern Conference finals at 7 p.m.
In addition, fans can watch Magic forward Jonathan Isaac in the USA White-versus-USA Blue exhibition game that was played earlier this month in Las Vegas. Isaac was part of the USA Basketball Select Team that trained against the national team as it prepares for the FIBA Basketball World Cup. That contest can be seen at 8 p.m. on Friday on NBA TV.