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NBA FINALS TO REACH 200 COUNTRIES

NBA fans in more than 750 million households around the world will be able to tune into the NBA Finals 2000 featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and the Indiana Pacers.

A total of 202 international media from 34 countries will cover the event, including 27 international broadcasters onsite in LA and Indiana.

Eighteen telecasters will broadcast live from the games with on-site commentary. Among the broadcasters scheduled to be onsite: NHK (Japan), TV Azteca (Mexico) CCTV (China), Channel 5 (Israel) Canal + (France, Belgium and Spain), TV Bandeirantes (Brazil), DSF (Germany) and Premiere World (Germany).

? We have the largest global audience ever for this years finals,? said Heidi Ueberroth, executive vice president of Global Media Properties and Marketing Partnerships.