TNT will televise Saturday night's outdoor preseason game between the Suns and Nuggets in Indian Wells, Calif., with Marv Albert, Charles Barkley and Reggie Miller at the mikes.
Why? Why not?
Speaking of NBA preseason, we're in the middle of a rough couple of days for sports media what with the division series all ending relatively quickly for the second year in a row, the NFL playing only a couple of days a week and the NHL still awaiting its North American regular-season debut.
The sports yakkers are scrambling, Newsday put Joe Namath on the back page and SportsCenter led with . . . the Trail Blazers' preseason game!
Something about a heralded draft pick from last year returning to action. But still.