2009-2010 Clipper broadcast schedule announced

According to a report by NBA.com, the Los Angeles Clippers have announced their 2009-210 broadcast schedule as of Thursday. (http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/breakingnews090917.html)

The Los Angeles Clippers today announced the team’s 2009-10 regular season broadcast schedule. 

PRIME TICKET and its sister network, FOX Sports West will regionally telecast a total of 79 regular season and two preseason games during the upcoming season. The remaining three contests not televised on PRIME TICKET will air nationally on TNT, resulting in all 82 regular season Clippers’ games being televised in Los Angeles.

The Clippers national television package includes a total of 13 games scheduled to be televised nationally on TNT (three games), ESPN (five games) and NBA TV (five games).

In it’s 14th season overall as telecast partner - and the first season as the sole television home for the Clippers - PRIME TICKET and FOX Sports West will provide all game telecasts in High Definition (HD). This marks the first complete HD Clippers season for the regional sports network.

Ralph Lawler, the “Voice of the Clippers,” is in his 31st year as the Clippers play-by-play announcer alongside former Clipper Michael Smith, who is in his eighth season providing color analysis. Sideline reporter Dain Blanton begins his first complete season of Clippers basketball and will deliver up-to-the-minute interviews and reports during every game telecast.

PRIME TICKET is the exclusive home of “Clippers Live”, the 30-minute original Clippers show that provides fans with unmatched access to the team. Hosted by PRIME TICKET reporter Michael Eaves, with analysis from former NBA player Don MacLean, “Clippers Live” keeps fans informed and entertained with player interviews, expert analysis and feature stories.

The national TV exposure is more than the Clippers are used to getting, and is presumably due to the arrival of highly touted forward Blake Griffin from Oklahoma. With all of the new additions and tweaks the team has made to its roster, the season ought to be one worth watching for the Clippers faithful, as hope is abundantly available for a team that is expected to dramatically improve upon last year's disappointing performance.

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