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NBA Countdown (previously known as NBA Shootaround, NBA Hangtime, NBA Game Time and NBA Nation) is the pregame show to NBA Sunday on ABC and the NBA Finals on ABC.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Person	Role	Duration
Main Cast
Mike Tirico	Host	1	2	3	4
Dan Patrick	Host				4	5
Stuart Scott	Host						6	7
Bill Walton	Analyst	1		3			6
Tom Tolbert	Analyst	1	2
Sean Elliott	Analyst	1
George Karl	Analyst		2
Byron Scott	Analyst		2
Steve Jones	Analyst			3
Greg Anthony	Analyst			3
Scottie Pippen	Analyst				4
Mark Jackson	Analyst				4	5
Michael Wilbon	Analyst				4	5	6	7
Jon Barry	Analyst					5	6	7
Avery Johnson	Analyst							7
Magic Johnson	Interviewer/Analyst							7

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
ABC
Season One NBA Shootaround	December 25, 2002	June 15, 2003	—
Season Two NBA Hangtime	December 25, 2003	June 15, 2004	—
Season Three NBA Hangtime/NBA Game Time	December 25, 2004	June 23, 2005	—
Season Four NBA Nation	December 25, 2005	June 22, 2006	—
Season Five NBA Countdown	December 25, 2006	June 14, 2007	—
Season Six NBA Countdown	December 25, 2007	June 17, 2008	—
Season Seven NBA Countdown	December 25, 2008	June 16, 2009	—

[edit] In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] External Sites