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Title: The NBA will air a Christmas Day game with Disney characters

Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 22:49:22 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/stream...

If you canΓÇÖt get your kids to sit through one of the five NBA games airing
on Christmas Day, tune into Disney+, ESPN+ or ESPN2 for a special Disney-fied
version. ESPN announced that it will air a ΓÇ£Dunk the HallsΓÇ¥ broadcast of
the San Antonio Spurs versus the New York Knicks featuring animated Disney
characters.

The broadcast starts at 12PM eastern. If you just want to watch the game
played by regular, boring humans, that will also air on Disney+ and ESPN+ as
well as ABC and ESPN.

ΓÇ£Dunk the HallsΓÇ¥ will use SonyΓÇÖs Beyond Sports technology to turn
Madison Square Garden into Main Street USA from the Magic Kingdom in Walt
Disney World. The game will also feature appearances from classic Disney
characters like Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Goofy and Donald and Daisy Duck as
well as Santa and his elves from the animated Disney short Prep & Landing.

This is the first time the NBA has arranged to air a game with animated
characters and graphic overlays. ItΓÇÖs also the latest game in a new trend
of mixing live sports events with a networkΓÇÖs signature cartoon characters.
ESPN+, Disney+ and the NFL+ app will air an alternative version of the
Bengals-Cowboys game on December 9 featuring virtual characters and scenes
from The Simpsons. ESPN3ΓÇÖs Full Court Press broadcasts use technology
designed by Second Spectrum to create augmented graphics that track players
movements and provide real time updates.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/stream...
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