Updated Schedule information after the jump
On Monday, the NBA canceled the first two weeks of the regular season. One of the immediate questions associated with the news: How will ESPN replace NBA programming in November?
ESPN’s programming team had a plan in place.
“We started over a year ago and carefully pieced together a contingency plan in the event this occurred,” said John Papa, ESPN Vice President, Programming and Acquisitions.
“It’s a bit of a jigsaw puzzle, with all of the moving parts.
“We certainly hope the NBA returns to our networks very soon. In the meantime, we’re confident in the schedule we’ve been able to create.”
The updated ESPN lineup:
| Date | Time (ET) | New Schedule | Previous Schedule |
| Wed., Nov. 2 | 7 p.m. | *SportsCenter (expands an hour) | NBA Countdown |
| 8 p.m. | ^College Football: Temple vs. Ohio | NBA: Miami vs. New York | |
| 11 p.m. | SportsCenter | NBA: L.A. Lakers vs. Golden State | |
| 12 a.m. | NFL Live | ||
| Fri., Nov. 4 | 7:30 p.m. | *SportsCenter (expands 30 minutes) | NBA Countdown |
| 8 p.m. | College Football Live | NBA: Boston vs. Atlanta | |
| 9 p.m. | ^College Football: USC vs. Colorado | NBA: Portland vs. L.A. Clippers | |
| 12 a.m. | SportsCenter | ||
| Wed.,Nov. 9 | 7:30 p.m. | *SportsCenter (expands 30 minutes) | NBA Countdown |
| 8 p.m. | ^College Football: Miami (OH) vs. Temple | NBA: Houston vs. Philadelphia | |
| 11 p.m. | SportsCenter | NBA: San Antonio vs. L.A. Lakers | |
| 12 a.m. | NFL Live | ||
| Fri., Nov. 11 | 10:30 p.m. | SportsCenter | NBA: Denver vs. L.A. Lakers |
| 12 a.m. | NFL Live |
*begins at 6 p.m. ET
^moves from ESPN2; replaced by a variety of events (^^College Football: Central Michigan vs. Kent State at 8 p.m. on Nov. 4; **College Basketball: Lehigh vs. St. John’s at 7 p.m. and ^^Duquesne vs. Arizona at 9 p.m. on Nov. 9) and taped programming
^^moves from ESPNU; replaced with taped programming
**added from ESPN3
Front Row Update: The NBA has canceled all games originally scheduled for the first four weeks in November. ESPN and ESPN2, collectively, were slated to televise 13 NBA games during that period.
Following is the updated ESPN lineup (ESPN2 below) for the most recently announced game cancelations:
| Date | Time (ET) | New Schedule | Previous Schedule |
| Wed., Nov. 16 | 7:30 p.m. | ^College Football Live | NBA Countdown |
| 8 p.m. | ^College Football: Teams TBD | NBA: Boston vs. Miami | |
| 11 p.m. | ^SportsCenter | NBA: New York vs. Denver | |
| 12 a.m. | ^SportsCenter | ||
| Fri., Nov. 18 | 7 p.m. | NFL Kickoff | NBA Countdown |
| 8 p.m. | ^College Football: Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State (originally scheduled at 9 p.m.) | NBA: Miami vs. Cleveland | |
| 11 p.m. | ***SportsCenter | NBA: Chicago vs. Phoenix | |
| 12 a.m. | ^SportsCenter | ||
| Wed., Nov. 23 | 7 p.m. | *SportsCenter (expands 30 minutes) | NBA Countdown |
| 7:30 p.m. | ^College Basketball: EA Sports Maui Invitational (third place game) | NBA: L.A. Lakers vs. Oklahoma City | |
*begins at 6 p.m. ET
^moves from ESPN2; replaced by a variety of events (^^College Football: Teams TBD at 8 p.m. on Nov. 16; **College Basketball from Puerto Rico at 9 p.m. on Nov. 18; ^^College Basketball: DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinal #1 at 7 p.m. on Nov. 23) and taped programming
^^moves from ESPNU; replaced by events (**College Basketball: Princeton vs. N.C. State at 7 p.m. and Long Beach State vs. Pittsburgh at 9 p.m. on Nov. 16; **College Basketball: Siena vs. Georgia Tech at 7 p.m. on Nov. 23) and taped programming
**from ESPN3
***from ESPNEWS
Updated ESPN2 schedule for Friday, Nov. 25:
| Date | Time (ET) | New Schedule | Previous Schedule |
| Fri., Nov. 25 | 7 p.m. | College Basketball (studio) | NBA: Houston vs. Minnesota |
| 7:30 p.m. | ^^College Basketball: Old Spice Classic (consolation game) |
^^moves from ESPNU; replaced by College Basketball: Wisconsin-Green Bay vs. Virginia at 7 p.m.
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