Conference champions will open the new campaign against the Detroit Pistons at Kaseya Center. The “HEAT Live” pregame show kicks off Bally Sports’ coverage at 7 p.m. Postgame coverage will start after the final buzzer.
Three of the HEAT’s Group Play games from the first NBA In-Season Tournament, which took place on Tuesday and Friday nights in November, were also scheduled for broadcast on Bally Sports. There will be at least two new games added
In addition to airing on Bally Sports Sun, all of the network’s HEAT games and programming will stream on the Bally Sports app and at BallySports.com. Fans can access the streaming coverage by logging in through their pay-TV provider or by signing up for Bally Sports+, a streaming service within the Bally Sports app that gives local fans direct access to their favorite hometown teams.
New this season, fans can sign up for a Season Pass to Bally Sports+. It is also available on monthly and annual subscription plans. For more information, go to BallySportsPlus.com.
Play-by-play announcer Eric Reid returns for his 36th season as the voice of the HEAT, and former HEAT point guard John Crotty is back as color analyst. This season marks six years calling games together for the Reid-Crotty pairing.
Jason Jackson enters his 20th season serving as host of “HEAT Live” pregame and postgame coverage. He’s again joined by Amy Audibert, a former University of Miami basketball player in her second year as a pregame/postgame/halftime analyst on the Bally Sports broadcasts. Former HEAT coach Ron Rothstein also returns for a 10th season as a “HEAT Live” analyst.
