FOX Sports Southeast to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with original content, event coverage during NBA telecasts

ATLANTA — FOX Sports Southeast will deliver extensive programming in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 18 during the networks’ game telecasts of both the Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies.

The network will televise the Atlanta Hawks’ Unity Game activities starting with a special one-hour edition of Hawks LIVE at 1:30pm ET followed by the Timberwolves vs. Hawks at 2:30pm ET. Bob Rathbun, Dominique Wilkins and Vince Carter will call the game, with coverage to include the debut of the Hawks’ MLK City Edition uniforms and coordinating court, as well as a conversation between FSSE analyst Renee Montgomery and NBA great Kenny Smith. The telecast will be available throughout Georgia and parts of Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee.

FOX Sports Southeast will also televise the Memphis Grizzlies’ MLK Day activities, including the Earl Lloyd Sports Legacy Symposium at 3:30pm ET followed by Grizzlies LIVE at 4:30pm ET and the 19^th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Game featuring the Suns vs. Grizzlies at 5pm ET. The telecast will be available throughout Tennessee and parts of Alabama, Kentucky, and Mississippi.

The Earl Lloyd Sports Legacy Symposium will re-air across the network’s full footprint on FOX Sports Southeast at 9p ET.

Content and coverage will be also posted to the networks’ social media accounts @HawksOnFSSE and @GrizzliesOnFSSE.

MLK DAY HIGHLIGHTS: Atlanta Hawks on FOX Sports Southeast

1:30PM ET: One-hour edition of Hawks LIVE – FSSE/FSGO
- Dr. King tribute by Mike “Stinger” Glenn through anecdotes and archives
- Reflections by Hawks players on MLK Nike City Edition uniforms
- Conversation on Dr. King’s legacy between Hawks LIVE analyst Renee Montgomery and Inside the NBA’s Kenny Smith
- Information on the genesis of the MLK uniform and partnership with the King estate from Hawks’ Chief Marketing Officer Melissa Proctor

2:30PM ET: MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES VS. ATLANTA HAWKS – FSSE/FSGO
- Game call: Bob Rathbun, Dominique Wilkins, Vince Carter, Kelly Crull

9PM ET: Earl Lloyd Sports Legacy Symposium (re-air) – FSSE/FSGO

MLK DAY HIGHLIGHTS: Memphis Grizzlies on FOX Sports Southeast

3:30PM ET: Earl Lloyd Sports Legacy Symposium – FSSE/FSGO
- Hosted by Pete Pranica, virtual celebration of 16th Annual National Civil Rights Museum Sports Legacy Award recipients, honoring NBA and WNBA greats Ray Allen, Nneka Ogwumike and Kenny Smith.