Tuesday, June 3, 2008

“LAKERS LIVE” GOES TO THE 2008 NBA FINALS


Rick Fox Joins FSN Lineup to Provide Expert Analysis on Post-Game Shows

FSN WEST Preps LA Fans for Lakers-Celtics Series
With Original Programming Marathon on June 4, Starting at 6:30 PM

Los Angeles – FSN WEST, the destination for the most comprehensive coverage of the Los Angeles Lakers, continues to follow the team throughout the 2007-08 NBA Playoffs to provide local fans with “Lakers Live” post-game coverage of the 2008 NBA Finals. Showtime begins as soon as the final horn sounds after each game.

Former Los Angeles Laker and Boston Celtic player Rick Fox joins “Lakers Live” to provide Lakers fans with expert insight into the team and their performance following each Finals game. Patrick O’Neal and Michael Eaves contribute in-depth reporting to “Lakers Live”, as well as courtside comments from Stu Lantz and Joel Myers. Hosted by Bill Macdonald, the FSN WEST production will be on location in Boston and Los Angeles throughout the Finals. Tune-in for “Lakers Live” is as follows:

NBA FINALS – Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics
GAME DAY DATE HOME/AWAY TIME NETWORK
Game 1 Thurs. June 5 at Boston 8:30 PM FSN WEST
Game 2 Sun. June 8 at Boston 8:30 PM FSN WEST
Game 3 Tues. June 10 at Los Angeles 10 PM** FSN WEST
Game 4 Thurs. June 12 at Los Angeles 8:30 PM FSN WEST
If necessary:
Game 5 Sun. June 15 at Los Angeles 8:30 PM FSN WEST
Game 6 Tues. June 17 at Boston 8:30 PM FSN WEST
Game 7 Thurs. June 19 at Boston 8:30 PM FSN WEST
**Lakers Live airs following Angels-Rays coverage

In advance of Game 1 of the Lakers-Celtics series, FSN WEST invites fans to tune-in to a Lakers original programming event on Wednesday, June 4. The four-hour block includes profiles of current Lakers players and provides insight into the Lakers-Celtics rivalry. Beginning at 6:30 PM, the tune-in for the event is as follows:

Lakers Original Programming Marathon – June 4 on FSN WEST
6:30 PM “Lakers Insider: Vladimir Radmanovic”
7:00 PM “Before the Bigs: Luke Walton”
7:30 PM “In My Own Words: Derek Fisher”
8:00 PM “In My Own Words: Jerry West”
8:30 PM “In Focus on FSN: Lakers/Celtics”
9:00 PM “Magic vs. Bird: The Game that Changed the Game”
10:00 PM “In My Own Words: Magic Johnson”

About FSN WEST
One of the nation’s premier sports networks, FSN WEST has televised Los Angeles Lakers games for 22 seasons and continues to provide 24-hour sports programming to more than 6.7 million subscribers in Southern California, Nevada and Hawaii. In addition to the Los Angeles Lakers, FSN WEST is the destination for the Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Los Angeles Galaxy. Together, FSN WEST and sister network FSN PRIME TICKET present more live, local sports programming than any other network or broadcast system in the market. For complete national and regional sports news, provocative opinions, telecast schedules and updated statistics, log-on to www.foxsports.com.

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