FOX Sports Sun announces 2020 Miami Heat NBA playoffs first-round broadcast schedule

MIAMI (Aug. 14, 2020) – FOX Sports Sun announced the local television schedule for the Miami HEAT’s first-round playoff series versus the Indiana Pacers, beginning with Game 1 on Tuesday, Aug 18. All broadcasts will feature half-hour “HEAT Live” pregame shows, along with extended postgame coverage.

AmericanAirlines Arena will serve as FOX Sports Sun’s remote broadcast hub with play-by-play announcer Eric Reid and color analyst John Crotty on the call. The “HEAT Live” pregame, postgame and halftime show will also originate from AmericanAirlines Arena with host Jason Jackson, analyst Ruth Riley-Hunter and former HEAT Head Coach Ron Rothstein.

Every HEAT game televised on FOX Sports Sun will be available on FOX Sports GO, the live streaming platform that showcases all of the Sinclair Regional Sports Networks’ events and studio programming through pay-TV providers.

First round broadcast schedule:

Game Date Live Coverage Begins Matchup Network
1 Tuesday, Aug. 18 3:30 p.m. Miami HEAT / Indiana Pacers FOX Sports Sun
2 Thursday, Aug. 20 12:30 p.m. Miami HEAT / Indiana Pacers FOX Sports Sun
3 Saturday, Aug. 22 3 p.m. Miami HEAT / Indiana Pacers FOX Sports Sun
4 Monday, Aug. 24 6 p.m. Miami HEAT / Indiana Pacers FOX Sports Sun
5* Wednesday, Aug. 26 TBD Miami HEAT / Indiana Pacers TBD
6* Friday, Aug. 28 TBD Miami HEAT / Indiana Pacers TBD
7* Sunday, Aug. 30 TBD Miami HEAT / Indiana Pacers TBD

*if necessary

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