Rip Hamilton is a seasoned NBA Playoffs veteran. He helped lead the Detroit Pistons into the Eastern Conference Finals six years in a row, and won the NBA championship in 2004.
The retired three-time NBA All-Star will be back for this season’s series, calling it from a virtual broadcast studio. He’ll be taking fans through the playoffs alongside co-host Stephanie Ready, a seasoned NBA broadcaster, from an on-site truck with a production team powered by Intel.
The tech company is in its second year as a virtual reality broadcast partner for the NBA on TNT. Last year, Intel and Turner streamed seven games in virtual reality during the regular season, and a dozen or so more games during the playoffs, including the Western Conference Finals in their entirety.