NBA Basketball Is Coming to Saturday Nights on ABC

8-game slate begins Jan. 23

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ABC is opening up another night of NBA action, adding Saturday games for next season.

The eight-game slate will tip off Jan. 23, 2016 and run twice a month through the rest of the season, with games starting at 8:30 p.m. ABC is coming off its most-watched NBA Finals since it began airing the NBA in the 2002-2003 season. Nearly 20 million viewers watched the Golden State Warriors capture their first title in 40 years, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games.

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