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BIG3 announces select 2019 cities and dates

BIG3 – the professional 3-on-3 basketball league founded by producer, actor and music legend Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz – announced select cites and dates on the 2019 schedule ahead of the highly anticipated 3rd season of summer basketball.

 

The league’s opening weekend includes three games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Sunday, June 23, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Tickets for the games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse go on sale Monday, May 20, at 10:00 a.m. ET. Additional cities and on sale dates will be announced soon.

 

Former Pacers players Jermaine O’Neal, Stephen Jackson, Al Jefferson, C.J. Watson, Brandon Rush and Andre Owens are scheduled to participate in the June 23 games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Indiana natives Greg Oden, Bonzi Wells and Robert Vaden are also scheduled to play in Indianapolis. Other notable players expected to participate June 23 include former NBA stars Mike Bibby, Carlos Boozer, Joe Johnson, Jason Richardson, Nate Robinson and Amar’e Stoudemire, among others. 

 

The season tips off at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Saturday, June 22, live in primetime on CBS at 8 p.m. ET.

 

During the upcoming 11-week BIG3 season, games will air live on CBS Television Network and CBS Sports Network on both Saturdays and Sundays, with a champion crowned live on CBS on Sunday, September 1. CBS Television Network will broadcast more than 20 hours throughout the season, with CBS Sports Network set to televise more than 25 hours of additional live game coverage.

 

Tickets can be purchased at BIG3.com/tickets or BankersLifeFieldhouse.com.

 

June 22 — Detroit (Little Caesars Arena) *Tickets on sale May 17

June 23 — Indianapolis (Bankers Life Fieldhouse), 1:00 p.m. *Tickets on sale May 20 at 10:00 a.m.

June 29 — Charlotte (Spectrum Center) *Tickets on sale May 22

June 30 — Philadelphia (Liacouras Center) *Tickets on sale May 17

July 6 — Birmingham (Legacy Arena at the BJCC) *Tickets on sale May 24

July 7 — Atlanta (State Farm Arena) *Tickets on sale May 17

July 13 — Providence (Dunkin Donuts Center) *Tickets on sale May 31

July 14 — New York (Barclays Center)

July 20 — Kansas City (Sprint Center)

July 21 — Oklahoma City (Chesapeake Energy Arena)

August 3 — Chicago (Allstate Arena)

August 17 — Dallas (American Airlines Center)

August 18 — San Antonio (AT&T Center)

September 1 — Los Angeles (STAPLES Center) *Championship

 

For the latest league news and updates, visit BIG3.com and follow BIG3 on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

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