STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Lenny Kravitz will give “Sunday Evening Basketball” the form of opening that Carrie Underwood delivers to “Sunday Evening Soccer.”
The four-time Grammy Award winner will star within the opening phase for NBC’s Sunday night time protection of the NBA, the community introduced Monday.
The present opening will debut on Feb. 1 earlier than a doubleheader that begins with the Lakers visiting the New York Knicks. Defending champion Oklahoma Metropolis visits Denver within the late recreation.
Kravitz shot his opening in Philadelphia with Tripp Dixon, the NBC sports activities inventive director who has labored with Underwood on the NFL opening that’s been used for the final 13 seasons.
“The tune is cool, the sound is nice and the entire plan goes to come back collectively brilliantly because of Tripp and his group and Lenny for approaching board and actually leaning into the idea and what we wish to accomplish right here,” mentioned Sam Flood, NBC Sports activities’ govt producer and president of manufacturing.
NBC will start televising NBA video games once more this season for the primary time because the finish of the 2001-02 season. Its protection begins with the season-opening doubleheader on Oct. 21.
There shall be 11 “Sunday Evening Basketball” video games. They are going to be preceded by an hourlong, on-site studio program.
