TNT announced plans Tuesday to open its 2011-12 NBA regular-season broadcast schedule November 1 with a double-header featuring the defending champion Dallas Mavericks playing the Chicago Bulls, and the L.A. Lakers playing the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The network also pointed out that freshly-retired star Shaquille O’Neal will be joining Charles Barkley, Kenny “The Jet” Smith and Ernie Johnson in the “NBA on TNT” studio in Atlanta.
