NBA draft ("presented by State Farm") returns to Barclays Center on July 29, at 8 pm; crowd size unclear
As announced 7/15/21 by the NBA and by Barclays Center, "NBA Draft 2021 presented by State Farm will be held at Barclays Thursday, July 29 at 8 pm. Note that "State Farm" is apparently part of the branding.
"ESPN platforms will exclusively televise the NBA Draft for the 19th consecutive year and for the first time it will air on both ABC and ESPN," the Barclays release stated. Translation (h/t NetsDaily): both rounds on ESPN, first round on ABC.
Tickets--the number unclear--will go on sale on Monday, July 19 at 10 a.m. But there should be a lot of TV trucks.
"ESPN platforms will exclusively televise the NBA Draft for the 19th consecutive year and for the first time it will air on both ABC and ESPN," the Barclays release stated. Translation (h/t NetsDaily): both rounds on ESPN, first round on ABC.
Barclays has hosted the draft from 2013-2019, with a hiatus to virtual for the pandemic.
Yes, there is exclusive event merchandise.
Yesterday, the Barclays Center circulated to neighbors an updated event schedule--see below.
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