adidas and CBS Sports Network have agreed to a television partnership that will air three of adidas’ grassroots basketball championship games live this summer.
The adidas Invitational from Indianapolis, Ind., will air Sunday, July 10, at 8 p.m. ET. This is a four-day tournament with more than 300 teams. Last season it featured top recruits including LeBryan Nash (Lincoln HS/Dallas, Texas), Cody Zeller (Washington HS/Washington, Ind.), Chane Benahan (Bowling Green HS/Bowling Green, Ken.) and Marshall Plumlee (Christ HS/Warsaw, Ind.)
adidas Super 64 from Las Vegas, Nev., will air Tuesday, July 26, at 8 p.m. ET. More than 500 teams compete in this five-day event and former participants include NBA players Derrick Favors of the Jazz, James Harden of the Thunder and Darren Collison of the Pacers.
adidas Nations from Los Angeles, Calif., will air Monday, August 8 at 7 p.m. ET. This tournament features the world’s elite 18-and-under players from nine international teams including Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and U.S. 2012 and U.S. 2013.
CBS Sports will also air a one-hour highlight show on Sunday, August 7 at noon ET.
CBS Sports Network is available on DirecTV (channel 613), Dish Network (channel 152), AT&T U-verse (channel 643 and 1643 in HD) and Verizon FiOS (channel 94).