ESPN 3D, in its first year of distribution, will expand its NBA offerings to include The Finals – the pinnacle of the NBA season – this June, marking the first time the championship-crowning event will be presented in 3D. ESPN 3D televised the first NBA game in 3D when the Miami Heat visited the New York Knicks on December 17, 2010. Since December, ESPN 3D has shown six NBA games in addition to other programming.
ESPN 3D’s upcoming NBA schedule (schedule subject to change):
| Date | Time (ET) | Game |
| Fri, Feb 25 | 8 p.m. | Oklahoma City at Orlando |
| Fri, Mar 4 | 7 p.m. | Chicago at Orlando |
| Wed, Mar 16 | 8 p.m. | Oklahoma City at Miami |
| Wed, Mar. 23
Fri, Apr 1 |
10:30 p.m.
8 p.m. |
San Antonio at Denver
Boston at Atlanta |
| TBD | TBD | NBA Playoffs (First Round) – Game 1 |
| TBD | TBD | NBA Playoffs (First Round) – Game 4 |
| TBD | TBD | NBA Playoffs (Conference Semifinals) – Game 2 |
| TBD | TBD | Western Conference Finals – Game 1 |
| TBD | TBD | Western Conference Finals – Game 2 |
| TBD | TBD | Western Conference Finals – Game 4 |
| Thurs, Jun 2 | 9 p.m. | Finals (Game 1) |
| Sun, Jun 5 | 8 p.m. | Finals (Game 2) |
| Tues, Jun 7 | 9 p.m. | Finals (Game 3) |
| Thurs, Jun 9 | 9 p.m. | Finals (Game 4) |
| Sun, Jun 12 | 8 p.m. | Finals (Game 5) |
| Tues, Jun 14 | 9 p.m. | Finals (Game 6) |
| Thurs, Jun 16 | 9 p.m. | Finals (Game 7) |
Beginning Monday, Feb. 14, ESPN 3D began showing 3D content 24-hours a day. In its first year, ESPN 3D will telecast more than 100 live events.
